Activity detected at North Korea nuclear site: US monitor
AFP | The activity has been detected at North Korea's main nuclear site, suggesting Pyongyang may be reprocessing radioactive material into bomb fuel since the...
Trump vetoes bill to end US support for Saudi-led Yemen war
AFP | President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution from Congress directing him to end US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the...
Turkey hopeful US will extend waiver on Iran sanctions
AFP | Turkey voiced hope Tuesday that the United States will extend an exemption in sanctions to allow it to keep buying oil from Iran,...
Taliban to include women in next round of Afghan peace talks
News Analysis | In a major paradigm shift, the Afghan Taliban have announced that there will be multiple woman members in the group’s delegation heading...
Russian company invests in US aluminium mill after sanctions lifted
AFP | Russian aluminium giant Rusal on Monday announced plans for its first investment in the United States since sanctions against the company were lifted....
Man’s clothing fire sparks White House emergency: officials
AFP | Secret Service agents rushed to secure the White House on Friday after they said a man set his jacket on fire just outside...
Trump says could send migrants to ‘sanctuary cities’
AFP | US President Donald Trump said Friday he is seriously considering funnelling detained illegal migrants into the self-declared sanctuary cities that oppose his tough...
India hopes to avoid US sanctions over Russian missile deal
AFP | India is hopeful it will avoid US sanctions over its purchase of Russia's S-400 missile system, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told AFP. New...
Trump’s controversial transgender troop ban takes effect
AFP | US President Donald Trump's controversial ban on transgender Americans in the military comes into force on Friday following a protracted legal battle. Trump's...
Arif Naqvi, founder of Abraaj charged with fraud in US
News Desk | Arif Naqvi, the founder and, a private-equity firm based in Dubai, was arrested from an airport in the United Kingdom by the...
Image of crying toddler on US border wins World Press Photo
AFP | The haunting image of a little girl crying helplessly as she and her mother are taken into custody by US border officials Thursday...
WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested in London on US extradition request
AFP | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's seven-year hideout in Ecuador's London embassy dramatically ended when British police dragged him out and arrested him on a...