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Trump tweeted after report’s release calling for an end to the ‘witch hunt’ against him [File: Mike Segar/Reuters] Democrats contest findings of report citing ‘no evidence’ of Trump-Russia collusion during 2016 campaign. A probe by the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has found no evidence of collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russian […]

After wrapping up a summit closely watched by the world, the leaders of South and North Korea and their wives attended a dinner banquet featuring symbolic music and carefully selected dishes at the truce village of Panmunjeom on Friday evening. The banquet took place on the third floor of the Peace House, where the inter-Korean […]

First couples of the two Koreas greet each other before a banquet held in Panmunjeom, Friday. / Yonhap North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wife, Ri Sol-ju, attended a summit dinner reception at the Panmunjeom truce village on Friday. President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook chatted with Kim Jong-un and Ri at the Peace […]

Trump is expected to meet with Kim in late May or June. (Reuters) President Donald Trump is tweeting “KOREAN WAR TO END” after a historic meeting between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea. Trump is responding to the meeting of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in South […]

Democratic Party leader Maurizio Martina speaking to press earlier this week. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party on Thursday delayed a decision on forming a government with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) to next week, prolonging political uncertainty almost two months after inconclusive elections. Maurizio Martina, interim leader of the PD, said although […]

F35 warplanes (Reuters Photo) Three U.S. senators, James Lankford, Thom Tillis and Jeanne Shaheen proposed a bill late Thursday in a bid to prevent sale of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to Turkey over rapprochement with Russia, pastor Andrew Brunson jailing and the so-called “disregard for the rule of law” of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. […]

South and North Koreas will make efforts to hold tripartite talks with the United States or talks including China for a goal to declare the formal end of the Korean War (1950-53) this year and establish permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula, President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced, Friday. In a […]

Macron warned that the jihadists “use all contemporary forms of financing”. Photo: AFP French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for more cooperation to deny jihadist movements the financing they need to carry out attacks, as dozens of ministers met to discuss how to cut off funds for extremists. France’s top anti-terror prosecutor, Francois Molins, […]

Iran says two of its leading airlines have purchased a collective of 40 Sukhoi SuperJet 100 planes from Russia thus ending speculations over a purchase scheme that had been in the offing for the past few years. The purchases were made by Aseman Airlines and Iran Air Tours and the related documents were signed on […]

AFP Photo U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Britain in July for a working visit with Prime Minister Theresa May, after months of back-and-forth over when the U.S. president would visit what traditionally has been the U.S.’ closest ally. Representatives for the White House and 10 Downing Street said Trump would visit the United […]