German police clash with Kurdish protesters in Düsseldorf

posted in: Germany, News

Clashes between police and Kurdish protesters occurred over banned PKK symbols. Germany has taken a harder line against PKK symbols in response to criticism from Turkey. German police clashed with Kurdish demonstrators protesting against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in … Read More

Mueller Has Enough Evidence to Bring Charges in Flynn Investigation

WASHINGTON — Federal investigators have gathered enough evidence to bring charges in their investigation of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser and his son as part of the probe into Russia’s intervention in the 2016 election, according to multiple … Read More

Netanyahu rejects one-state solution, says settlements are a ‘side issue’

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In comprehensive interview with the BBC, PM stops short of endorsing Palestinian statehood; also praises Trump’s ‘leadership qualities’ and Iran policies Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses Israel’s foreign policy at Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, in London, … Read More

Opinion Is Saudi Arabia Pushing Israel Into War With Hezbollah and Iran?

posted in: Middle East, News

What connects Lebanese PM Saad Hariri’s sudden resignation and Hezbollah’s assassination threat with Saudi Arabia and Israel? It’s all about Iran. But Israel must not be maneuvered by an impatient Riyadh into a premature confrontation Saad Hariri, who resigned Saturday … Read More

Pentagon: Ground invasion would be required to destroy North Korea nuclear weapons

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WASHINGTON – The only way to locate and destroy with complete certainty all components of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is through a ground invasion. That blunt assessment from the Pentagon is in response to a letter from two Democratic … Read More

6.8-magnitude quake off Tonga, no tsunami threat

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga Saturday in the tectonically active Pacific region, but there was no tsunami threat, seismologists said. The tremor hit at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) some 90 kilometres off the … Read More

Germany and Singapore ‘have forged tight bond’

posted in: Germany, News

Both share strategic interests and are trusted friends at global fora, says President Halimah On the surface, Germany and Singapore look very different, but the two countries have forged a tight bond, President Halimah Yacob said yesterday. This is because … Read More

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