RUSSIAN UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia has pleaded with the United States to “refrain” from any military action it might be preparing against Syria over a the alleged chemical weapons attack. GETTY His comments came after the council failed to approve … Read More
US President Donald Trump threatened to fire missiles at Syria following threats from Moscow to counter any attack. Earlier Russian officials said they would shoot down any US missiles. US President Donald Trump threatened conflict with nuclear-armed Russia on Wednesday, as Washington … Read More
President Trump receiving a briefing on Monday from military leaders at the White House after a suspected chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of Syrians. Credit Tom Brenner/The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump and his advisers on Tuesday weighed a … Read More
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel on Monday appeared to have escalated its shadow war in Syria against Iran, with a predawn airstrike against a military base that coordinates Iranian-backed militias, killing four Iranian military advisers. The dead included a colonel who … Read More
Israel has struck inside Syria more than 100 times since 2012. News Analysis TEL AVIV — The missile strikes targeting a Syrian air base on Monday highlight the nightmare scenario Israel is facing: arch-enemy Iran entrenching to the east. Russia … Read More
President Trump laid the blame for a deadly attack in Syria partly on President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.CreditTom Brenner/The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday promised a “big price” to be paid for what he said … Read More
Ulan Bator, the Mongolian capital, has been also floated as a possible location of the summit. North Korea is hoping to hold the planned summit between its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Pyongyang, CNN reported, citing … Read More
WASHINGTON — President Trump vowed friendship with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Sunday despite their trade differences, as the U.S. president and his aides sought to tamp down market fears of a trade war between between the two economic giants. “President Xi and … Read More
File photo of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. REUTERS BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron will attempt a pincer movement on Donald Trump, with China emerging as the likely target of … Read More