BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their strategic ties and growing energy trade as they met in Beijing Wednesday only days after a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to China. Putin and Xi oversaw the signing of more than 40 cooperation agreements in areas such as trade,…
U.S. invited all NATO allies to join Washington-led maritime security initiative The U.S. has invited all NATO allies to join a Washington-led maritime security initiative in the Strait of Hormuz as Britain and France move ahead with their own effort to secure the chokepoint, statements provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation show. The dueling…
A total of five people — including two teenage gunmen who inscribed anti-Muslim hate messages on their weapons — are dead after a shooting at a San Diego mosque. Officers responded to the Islamic Center of San Diego for a report of an active shooter around 11:43 a.m. Monday. Outside the center were three adult…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday in what authorities called an “unprovoked terrorist attack.” No one was blamed, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the United States and Iran signaled they were…
Greetings from Tyler, Trump says twenty years is enough. But Iran is not being forthcoming. The way he looks at it most of us will be dead, and the next generation can deal with the situation. But Trump’s not happy about the way Iran is negotiating. But the way we’ve been dealing death to Iran’s…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says there is no military solution to issues involving Iran, and Tehran will not surrender to pressure or threats. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday that unimpeded maritime flows through international waters, including the Strait of Hormuz, are vital for global economic well-being. Jaishankar was speaking at the…
The situation in the strait, a critical waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil used to pass through on a typical day, continues to capture the world’s attention. A ship anchored off the east coast of the United Arab Emirates has been seized and is heading toward Iranian waters, the British military said…
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have both carried out secretive military strikes on Iran, despite both countries claiming they were not part of the war in the Middle East. The two Western-aligned nations have long condemned Tehran’s aggression in the Middle East, and have denied taking part in active conflict. But it emerged yesterday that…
Earlier this spring, a mysterious explosion blew up a car carrying an alleged cartel operative in broad daylight on one of Mexico’s busiest highways just outside of its capital city. Francisco Beltran was killed instantly along with his driver, their bodies found slumped over in their seats after the concentrated blast. Video and pictures of…
WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. and China are expected to inch toward a managed trade mechanism for non-sensitive goods this week, with each side possibly identifying some $30 billion worth of goods on which they could reduce tariffs and sell to each other without crossing national security red lines. The so-called “Board of…