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Zarif said Israel needs to come clean about its own nuclear programme [Bria Webb/Reuters] Iran‘s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed Israeli claims that Tehran ‘has a secret atomic warehouse’. In a tweet on Friday, Zarif derided as an “arts and crafts show” the allegation made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN General […]

“His testimony was powerful, honest, and riveting,” President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter of his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony. | Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump and his aides were ebullient Thursday as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh defiantly rejected charges of sexual misconduct — a mood that reflected some relief after Trump […]

AFP Photo An agreement with Russia has allowed thousands of Syrians to return to their homes in Idlib, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday. “Thankfully, as of now, things seem to be improving (in Idlib),” the president told reporters in New York. “Even yesterday, 50,000-60,000 people returned home. These are beautiful developments. I hope it […]

Ryanair planes during a strike in North Rhine-Westphalia in September. Photo: DPA Ryanair will cut 150 flights because of strike action across Europe on Friday, as Brussels urged it to respect workers’ rights enshrined in EU law. The Dublin-based carrier said that it would cancel six percent of flights amid the walk-outs in Belgium, Italy, the […]

FILE PHOTO: A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber © Tim Chong / Reuters China said it is opposed to US jets taking “provocative actions” in the disputed South China Sea, a day after Washington confirmed that its B-52 long-range bombers flew near the contested territories. On Tuesday, a group of B-52 bombers “participated in a regularly […]

Washington and Pyongyang are moving quickly to find common ground in their denuclearization negotiations after South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s landmark visit to Pyongyang last week. Top officials of the two countries met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Wednesday (local time), to discuss a roadmap for the North’s nuclear disarmament. U.S. Secretary […]

UN Photo/Cia Pak President Nicolás Maduro Moros of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela addresses the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly. The people of Venezuela are being harassed and attacked in the economic, political, diplomatic spheres, and facing “permanent aggression by the media” at the hands of the United States, President Nicolás Maduro told […]

“They’re going to have a big shot at speaking and making their case,” President Donald Trump said of the women accusers. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo   In a Monday night television interview, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh seemed confident that President Donald Trump had his back. “I know he’s going to stand by me,” Kavanaugh […]

Bill Cosby spent his first night in prison alone, in a single cell near the infirmary, as he began his three-to-10-year sentence for sexual assault. Corrections officials announced Wednesday that Cosby — now known as Inmate No. NN7687 — will serve his sentence at SCI Phoenix, a new state prison about 20 miles from the […]

S. Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighters have reportedly conducted reconnaissance missions over or near Somalia and were ready to respond to requests for close air support from American forces in that country during their first-ever deployment to the Horn of Africa region aboard the USS Essex amphibious assault ship. There are now reports that U.S. military could employ these same […]