Japan to take action with US after N Korea missile test
Prime Minister Abe says Japan 'will take concrete action with the US' after Scud missile crashes into Japanese waters.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country will join the United States in taking concrete action against North Korea after its latest ballistic missile test.
On...
Merkel says EU cannot ‘fully’ rely on the US or UK
'We Europeans must really take our destiny into our own hands' says the German chancellor, the day after a G7 summit.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday urged European Union nations to stick together in the face of emerging policy divisions with the US, Britain's...
New French president promises tough talk at first Putin meeting
By Michel Rose and John Irish | VERSAILLES, FRANCE
New French President Emmanuel Macron is promising tough talk at his first meeting with Vladimir Putin on Monday, following an election campaign when his team accused Russian media of trying to interfere in the democratic process.
Macron,...
Mehdi Hasan: What is Ramadan – and other questions answered
A brief guide to the Islamic season of Ramadan for the curious, the bored, the uninformed and the ignorant.
Some of you may have noticed that it is the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. My stomach has. I can hear it groaning as I type...
Africa Day:Message of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission,on the occasion of the 54th Africa Day
Horndiplomat-Message of the Chairperson of the African Union Commissio, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat on the occasion of the 54th Africa Day.
African Chairperson Message
Dear Fellow Africans,-It is with honour and utmost humility that I stand before you dear African Compatriots to pay tribute to our Founding...
Trump calls N. Korea’s Kim Jong-Un ‘madman with nucle
US President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un a "madman with nuclear weapons" during a telephone call with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, according to a transcript of the conversation released by US media Tuesday.
A White House readout of the April 29 call...
President Trump Condemns ‘Horrible Morning of Death’ in U.K
By MICHAEL D. SHEARMAY 23, 2017
JERUSALEM — President Trump on Tuesday condemned the concert bombing in Manchester, England, as a “very horrible morning of death,” and called on nations around the world to join together to act against those who commit acts of terror.
“The...
Manchester Arena: The Latest on the Ariana Grande Concert Blast in Manchester
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Nineteen people were killed and 59 others were injured in an explosion about 10:35 p.m. on Monday in the foyer outside the main hall of the Manchester Arena.
■ Prime Minister Theresa May said the police were treating the incident as...
Turkey:Erdoğan re-elected chairman of AK Party after 998 days in historic congress
The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) welcomed its longest-serving chairman, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, back to his post on Sunday with an emergency congress today to mark the beginning of a new era for the party and the whole country.
President Erdoğan has been...
Riyadh summit discusses ways of rooting out terrorism
Arab-Islamic-American summit condemns perpetrators that commit terrorist acts in the name of religion.
Riyadh summit discusses ways of rooting out terrorism
US President Donald Trump, leaders and representatives of 55 Arab and Muslim-dominated countries kicked off their Arab-Islamic-American summit in Riyadh on Sunday, focusing on unity...