A senior U.N. human rights official is urging the international community to maintain pressure on Myanmar’s government to halt atrocities against Rohingya Muslims and facilitate their return home. “Clearly, there has to be sustained international pressure on the government of Myanmar to prevent its security forces from carrying out the actions that they are carrying […]

Top South Korean negotiators left for the United States Thursday to brief their American counterparts on the outcome of their historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un earlier this week. South Korean National Security Office Head Chung Eui-yong revealed few details of the trip as he boarded a plane at Seoul’s Incheon Airport […]

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump denied Tuesday that his White House was struggling to recruit talented staff, insisting a wealth of potential hires “want a piece of the West Wing.” During a news conference with his Swedish counterpart, Trump also promised his proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum will be applied in a “very loving way,” declared the North […]

The Trump administration unveiled an agenda for “energy dominance” shortly after taking office, promising to curb the global influence of countries like Russia and China with American energy exports. Whether or not the administration succeeds will depend a great deal on this week’s trade talks in Mexico. There, U.S. negotiators will continue to talk terms […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean delegation met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday, a South Korean official said, after arriving in the North on a visit aimed at encouraging North Korea and the United States to talk. Both North Korea and the United States have expressed a willingness to hold talks, but […]

Angela Merkel is about to discover if she can begin a fourth term as German chancellor or if she’s headed for another election. With stable government in Europe’s biggest economy at stake, Germany’s Social Democratic Party plans to reveal on Sunday whether its members have voted to extend their coalition with Merkel through 2021. It’s […]

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The Latest on the attack in Burkina Faso’s capital (all times local): 12:05 a.m. The United Nations chief is condemning Friday’s terrorist attacks in the capital of Burkina Faso. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says in a statement that the United Nations will “support Burkina Faso in its efforts to fight violent […]

The FBI has begun to investigate Ivanka Trump’s business dealings, along with the financing of the year-old Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver, British Columbia, CNN reported Thursday night. The network said it is not yet clear “why investigators are examining this particular deal.” Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump were on hand for […]

According to Israeli satellite pictures, Iran has built another permanent military base in Damascus with hangars used to store short to medium range missiles, Fox News reported. The news channel obtained the images from the Israeli company, ImageSat international, which show two white hangars, about 30 meters by 20 meters each. According to Fox news, […]

Iran coach Carlos Queiroz is looking forward to facing “the best player in the world” this summer when his team take on Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal at the World Cup in Russia. The Asian country qualified for their fifth World Cup and were drawn with Portugal, the team Queiroz coached at the 2010 World Cup, […]