Israeli military chief wants closer Saudi ties as Iran tensions rise

posted in: Middle East, News

In ‘unprecedented’ interview, Gen Gadi Eisenkot said moderate Arab states must collaborate to ‘deal with’ Tehran  Israeli tanks take part in a training session. Gadi Eisenkot, the chief of general staff of the Israel defence forces, gave the interview to … Read More

Ouch! Germany replaces U.S. as country with best global image

posted in: News, United States

Germany has replaced the United States as the country with the best “brand image,” according to a new study of 50 countries released Thursday. The Nation Brands Index (NBI) survey by German-based market research firm GfK and the British political … Read More

Trump declares Asia trip a success, says he will improve trade and rein in North Korea

WASHINGTON – President Trump declared his trip to Asia “a tremendous success” on Wednesday, saying he persuaded countries to buy more U.S. products, renegotiate better trade deals for America, and pressure North Korea into giving up nuclear weapons. “We have … Read More

North Korea says US carrier groups raise nuclear war threat

posted in: Far East, News

North Korea warned Monday that the unprecedented deployment of three U.S. aircraft carrier groups “taking up a strike posture” around the Korean peninsula is making it impossible to predict when nuclear war will break out. North Korea’s U.N. ambassador, Ja Song … Read More

Trump ‘with our agencies’ on election meddling

HANOI, Vietnam — President Donald Trump today said he believes U.S. intelligence agencies, which have concluded that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But Trump also said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is sincere when he says … Read More

Trump says he believes intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in election — but Putin does not

HANOI — Seeking to clarify comments he made hours before, President Trump said Sunday he believes Vladimir Putin sincerely believes Russia did not meddle in last year’s U.S. presidential election — but Trump himself said he sides with conclusions to … Read More

Analysis Israel Is in No Hurry to Do the Saudis’ Bidding in Lebanon

posted in: Israel, News

The Israeli army is not about to cross the border despite the Saudis’ anger at Iranian meddling and the Syrian drone that Israel shot down in the north. The first leader to exploit claims that Saudi Arabia is trying to … Read More

Trump: ‘I don’t blame China’ for taking advantage of US on trade

Beijing (CNN)President Donald Trump lavished praise on China for the very trade practices he once lambasted as unfair during a remarkable morning session in Beijing. Emerging after two hours of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump said he doesn’t fault … Read More

North Korea says U.S. should oust ‘lunatic old man’ Trump from power

North Korea shot back at President Trump’s rough rhetoric by saying the United States should oust him from power “to get rid of the abyss of doom,” state-run media reports. State-run media in North Korea is referring to Trump as … Read More

Trump warns North Korea not to ‘try us’ with nuclear weapons

SEOUL — Arguing that the world cannot tolerate a “rogue regime” that threatens “nuclear devastation,” President Trump called on all countries Wednesday to ratchet up economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea and demand that Kim Jong Un’s government give … Read More

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