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Image copyright GETTY IMAGESImage caption RT has been ordered to register as a foreign agent in the US Russia has declared nine US media outlets, including Voice of America and Radio Liberty, to be foreign agents. The new law that … Read More

WASHINGTON — President Trump will announce Wednesday that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and will begin the lengthy process of moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Although the Israeli government would welcome the acknowledgement, Palestinians and other world leaders say … Read More

Tillerson, centre, met the 28 EU states’ foreign ministers in Brussels on Tuesday [Emmanuel Dunand/Reuters] 12/5/2017: Correction: An earlier version of this story stated Tillerson “expressed support” for the Iran nuclear deal. This has been corrected to say he only pledged … Read More

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KCNA via REUTERS How do you “solve” the North Korea problem? This question has dominated U.S. foreign policy discussions for years. Former President Barack Obama warned President Trump before his inauguration that the small, poor, nuclear-armed country could pose the … Read More

How, in 2017, is African slavery still a widespread tragedy? The answer lies in the populations of people defined by loss and displacement: migrants. In the past couple years, the refugee crisis has presented difficulties regarding safe voyages and entrance … Read More

North Korea claimed Donald Trump was “begging for war” as the U.S. announced it would carry out the largest ever aerial drill with South Korea in the coming week. The drill is scheduled to take place from December 4-8, in … Read More

The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling of migrant and refugee situations, deeming it “inconsistent” with its policies, the US mission to the global body announced Saturday. “Today, the … Read More

Up to now, asylum seekers in Germany received €1200 if they requested a voluntary return before their trial is completed | Sean Gallup/Getty Images The scheme, which provides benefits of up to €3000 for families, will run until February. The … Read More

Washington (CNN)The Justice Department has agreed to allow congressional investigators to interview a key FBI employee believed to have served as the main contact, or “handler” of, former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele, who compiled the so-called “dossier” of allegations … Read More

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a stern warning to Iran on Saturday evening, less than 24 hours after at least a dozen Iranian military personnel were killed when their base in Syria was destroyed. Arab media reported over the weekend … Read More

What exactly was attacked in Syria? According to leading Iranian news outlets, no Iranian bases were attacked near Damascus. At most it was  a “Syrian army weapons depot”  a base near Damascus. And yet according to a more detailed report … Read More

. (Los Angeles Times) A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck along the coast of Ecuador on Sunday in the same area where a deadly tremor left hundreds dead last year. President Lenin Moreno said there were no immediate reports of victims … Read More

Photo: AP North Korea’s infamous nuclear test site, a facility in Punggye-ri in Kilju County, has long been reported to maintain the standards one might expect for a pariah government low on everything but zeal and weaponry. Outsiders can only get … Read More

Given the refugee crisis and the steady increase in the Muslim population, the EU is likely to face three scenarios that will determine its future, RIA Novosti contributor Igor Gashkov writes, adding that none of them could prevent inevitable ethnic, … Read More