TUS President Donald Trump's friendship with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron proved to be indeed special after the two heads of state held an impromptu lunch ahead of the G7 summit in Biarritz, France this week. Not everyone in the US administration was, however, happy about Macron's ...

TOn Friday evening, US President Trump addressed the escalating trade spat between Washington and Beijing, claiming that “this is a trade war that should have taken place a long time ago by a lot of other presidents.” US President Donald Trump has clarified his recent remarks on the ...

TBolsonaro said that the government is aware of Amazon fires and is taking actions to try to contain them. In a televised address Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said that above-average temperatures and dry weather have led to the fires in Amazon states, adding that he had authorized use of ...

TIn the wake of a disastrous fall in stocks following economic news, US President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that tariffs on Chinese imports would be stiffened even more. Trump made the announcement Friday evening via Twitter, about an hour after the New York Stock Exchange closed for the ...

TThe Trump administration launched a tariff spree in March 2018 by stepping up import taxes on steel and aluminium, prompting the US' European allies to complain to the WTO and respond in kind. The EU is preparing “an aggressive” trade scenario to counter the protectionist policies ...

TThe Adrian Darya, formerly known as the Grace 1, an oil tanker detained by Gibraltar authorities in July which has since been released, is now reportedly heading eastward towards Greece. According to a State Department official, the United States will apply its sanctions to prevent the private ...

TChina is urging the United States and Russia to pursue new arms control agreements following the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, but is not willing to join the effort, China’s envoy to the United Nations Zhang Jun told the UN Security Council. "At the current ...

TGoogle Security announced Thursday it had disabled 210 YouTube channels for behaving “in a coordinated manner while uploading videos related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.” Noting the reasoning was “consistent” with that fielded by Twitter and Facebook in their ...

TResidents of Brazil’s populous São Paulo municipality saw their daytime skies suddenly turn to night on Monday, leaving many wondering whether they were at the doorsteps of an apocalyptic conflict. Hundreds of netizens took to social media in a desire to get to the bottom of the ...

TTurkey and the United States are discussing the joint patrolling of the safe zone in northern Syria, which is expected to start in the upcoming weeks, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Wednesday. "As for the safe zone in northern Syria, we have an arranged schedule, which I will not ...

TThe United States may create its hypersonic weapons within two years, Secretary of Defence Mark Esper said in an interview. "I think, it's probably a matter of a couple of years," Esper said in the interview with Fox News released on Wednesday when asked how close the United States was to creating ...

TRelying on skilful journalists to curate what news users see has already become a trend in the tech industry; it is currently being done by Apple, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and Snapchat. Facebook has confirmed that it is hiring a team of veteran journalists to help curate the News Tab section of ...

TThe United States has approved an $8 billion military sale of 66 F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency said in a press release. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to TECRO [Taipei Economic and Cultural ...

TUS Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy stated Tuesday that as a result of the US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Washington is now looking into developing hypersonic missiles with ballistic warheads. "With respect to the INF ranges in particular, we're looking at where can ...

TVladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron held talks on Monday, 19 August, at Fort Bregancon near Toulon just days before Macron is set to host a G7 summit in Biarritz in the south of the country. And France is counting on Russia's help to resolve a diplomatic impasse with Iran, according to former ...

TThe United States carried out its latest missile test on 18 August from San Nicolas Island, California. The Pentagon stated that "the test missile exited its ground mobile launcher and accurately impacted its target after more than 500 kilometres of flight". Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey ...

TThere are increasing signs that Iran may be preparing to launch another satellite into orbit. Between comments made by Iranian officials and observed activity at the country’s “usually quite empty” primary launch complex, it seems Iran may be preparing to launch another satellite ...

TIran confirmed on Sunday that the Grace 1 oil tanker renamed Adrian Darya had set course for international waters following its release. On Saturday, the US Department of Justice sought to seize the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 issuing a corresponding warrant days after Gibraltar's authorities ...

TThe renowned actor who played Dr. Watson for four seasons believes it is the right thing to take a hiatus after Season 4, instead of coming back with mediocre content. UK Actor Martin Freeman, known for his portrayal of Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit film trilogy and Dr. Watson ...

TSyrian forces entered the town of Khan-Sheikhun in Syria's Idlib province on Sunday, amid heavy fighting with Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists and their allies, targeting their positions and inflicting heavy losses on militants, the SANA news agency reported. According to the report, the Syrian army ...

TOn 15 August, Israel barred Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, the US Congress’s first two Muslim women, from visiting the country, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasising it was evident the two politicians intended to use the visit to harm Israel. Democrat Rashida Tlaib attended a ...

TAn explosion reportedly occurred at the Dubai City wedding hall, located in the west of Afghanistan's capital at 10:40 p.m. local time (18:10 GMT), prompting people to leave the targeted area. The interior ministry said Sunday, cited by local media channel, that a suicide bomber killed 63 people ...

TUnder pressure from US President Donald Trump, the Israeli government on Thursday denied entry into the country for Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) because of their support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. The Israeli ...

TThe idea definitely sounds wild on the surface, but as it turns out, there are several very solid reasons for the endeavor. In fact, the United States already attempted this exact plan not too long ago. US President Donald Trump has set his eyes on buying Greenland, the Wall Street Journal reported ...

TThe authorities of Gibraltar ruled earlier on Thursday to release the tanker, which was captured on 4 July on suspicion of transporting oil to Syria in alleged violation of EU sanctions. Spokesperson for the US Department of State Morgan Ortagus claimed in a statement on Thursday, that Grace 1 ...

TEarlier, US President Donald Trump said that he may delay the introduction of new 10 percent tariffs on some of the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports not yet taxed, saying he didn't want to hurt US shoppers ahead of the Christmas holidays. China will retaliate if Washington moves forward ...

THong Kong International Airport is returning to the normal operation mode on Thursday after all flights were suspended earlier this week as thousands of protesters staged a sit-in there, RTHK broadcaster reported, citing the airport's administration. According to the RTHK broadcaster, on Wednesday, ...

TThe US-China trade spat further escalated earlier this month when President Donald Trump slammed Beijing’s move to devalue the yuan, calling it "currency manipulation” as the Chinese currency plummeted to an 11-year low against the dollar, causing financial market turmoil. China has ...

TThe Grace 1 was seized by UK marines on 4 July over an alleged breach of EU sanctions against Syria. Iran’s state-run television and radio corporation IRIB reported earlier, citing sources, that the vessel would be released within 48 hours. Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said that ...

TUS President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States may pull out of the World Trade Organization (WTO), following what he claims are years of mistreatment at the hands of the organization. "We will leave if we have to", Trump said during a campaign rally in Pittsburgh. "They have been ...