Iranian soldiers prepare to launch airstrikes [file photo] Iran has begun withdrawing its fighters from areas in northern and northeastern Syria for more than two weeks, Kuwait’s Al-Jarida reported yesterday. According to the paper, the Iranians have also evacuated a number of … Read More
The U.S. and Mexico have reached an agreement aimed at keeping the 4,000-person migrant caravan from reaching America. The plan was developed over many months and included a request from Mexico that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees establish … Read More
The defense ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Friday they will jointly work to ensure U.N. sanctions against North Korea are strictly enforced, including blocking ship-to-ship transfers of goods. Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters … Read More
Pope Francis on Thursday received an invitation to visit North Korea and the pontiff indicated he would consider making what would be a landmark trip to a nation known for severe restrictions on religious practice, according to South Korean officials. … Read More
As Brexit approaches, figures show that Germans who made Britain their home are increasingly applying for repatriation. The majority are the families of those who fled because they were persecuted by the Nazi regime. An increasing number of people living … Read More
Tapachula, Mexico (CNN )Honduran migrants in a massive caravan surged across a bridge leading to Mexico on Friday before they were halted in a chaotic confrontation with a phalanx of Mexican police in riot gear. Chanting and cheering migrants pushed … Read More
French President Emmanuel Macron, center right, speaks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, center, and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, center left, during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. European Union leaders are … Read More
Russia’s top diplomat said in an interview published Thursday that he hopes NATO can avoid a large, global war, but said he’s worried that NATO has left Russia out of these sorts of discussions. “I believe everyone will be wise … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia, on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the deadly shooting and bomb attack by a teenager in Crimea a … Read More
ANGELA Merkel faces a second defeat in less than two weeks as polls show a massive drop in the support to the Chancellor’s party in the state of Hesse – while far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) looks set to be … Read More