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UK’s Johnson says his comments about US envoy were a factor...
LONDON: Boris Johnson, frontrunner to be Britain’s next prime minister, denied he was responsible for the resignation of the ambassador to Washington but admitted...
Race becomes new flashpoint with Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez
WASHINGTON: The debate between Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other House Democrats over migrant children in detention at the border was wrenching enough. Then it became about...
Trump pattern is create a crisis, retreat, move on
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump was defiant and declarative, with all the hammer-on-anvil subtlety that has charted a now-familiar pattern of his presidency: create a...
China to impose sanctions on US firms in Taiwan arms sale
China on Friday said it would impose sanctions on US companies involved in a potential arms sale worth $2.2 billion to self-ruled Taiwan --...
Pakistan lauded for ‘generous hosting’ of Afghan refugees
-‘Dignified repatriation’ of refugees is linked to peace in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Donor countries and agencies on Friday vowed full support to the cause of honourable...
Dutch PM to visit Trump for talks on trade, defense
THE HAGUE: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is visiting U.S. President Donald Trump next week, amid reports that the Netherlands is considering an American...
2020 Democrats paint contrast with Trump on immigration
MILWAUKEE: Democratic presidential candidates promised major changes to U.S. immigration law, contrasting their ideas to the hardline policies of President Donald Trump during a...
US puts Hezbollah lawmakers on sanctions blacklist for first time
WASHINGTON: The US Treasury placed two Hezbollah members of Lebanon’s parliament on its sanctions blacklist on Tuesday — the first time Washington has taken...
Trump hits out at May after leak of damning cables
LONDON: Donald Trump launched an extraordinary attack Monday on outgoing British premier Theresa May, following the leak of diplomatic cables highly critical of his presidency.
London...
US to keep up pressure on Iran as nuclear deal falls...
WASHINGTON: Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. will keep up pressure on Iran as the nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and world...
Kamala Harris on race and electability in 2020
NEW ORLEANS: Kamala Harris can’t forget the older black woman she met in Iowa while campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama before the...
UK hunts mole behind leak of envoy’s frank Trump missives
LONDON: The British government was hunting Monday for the source of a leak of diplomatic cables from Britain’s ambassador in Washington that branded President...
Reports: Iran enriching uranium to 4.5%, breaking deal limit
TEHRAN: Iran began enriching uranium Monday to 4.5%, breaking the limit set by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, semi-official news agencies in...
Taliban launch major attack in central Afghanistan amid intra-Afghan summit in...
KABUL: A Taliban attack on a government security compound in central Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least eight security personnel and six civilians and...
U.S. sent message to Iran after drone downing, warning of limited...
DUBAI: The United States conveyed a message to Iran warning of a limited strike against the country after its unmanned drone was shot down...
Trump administration ‘uniquely dysfunctional’, says Britain’s ambassador to US: newspaper
LONDON: Britain’s ambassador to the United States described President Donald Trump’s administration as “dysfunctional”, “clumsy” and “inept”, the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported, citing...
Iran to raise uranium enrichment beyond nuclear deal limits
TEHRAN: Iran announced Sunday it will raise its level of uranium enrichment, breaking another limit of its unraveling 2015 nuclear deal with world powers...
