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  Fighters from besieged Eastern Ghouta were transported on a government bus through the al-Wafeedin corridor [Youssef Badawi/EPA] In a surprise move, several members of Syria’s armed opposition have been evacuated from rebel-held Eastern Ghouta late on Friday, sources told Al Jazeera. The evacuation comes as the Syrian army intensified its operations in the central […]

FILE PHOTO © KCNA / Reuter North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has revealed an unexpected side of his character to Southern negotiators in Pyongyang. Rolling out snacks and wine for them, he reportedly cracked jokes about himself. This week’s meeting between Kim and a South Korean delegation in Pyongyang was a first in many ways. […]

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House on March 5, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan) And if you do go ahead, at least don’t let Riyadh enrich its own uranium, PM reportedly urged US president; Saudis want up to 17 reactors, Iran-style enrichment rights […]

US Defence Secretary James Mattis is greeted by Djibouti’s Minister of Defence Ali Hasan Bahdon as he arrives at Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport in Ambouli, Djibouti.REUTERS DJIBOUTI: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived Sunday for a short visit to Djibouti, a strategic Horn of Africa nation which hosts Washington’s only permanent military base on the continent. […]

Humanitarian aid is being distributed in the Syrian opposition-held enclave of eastern Ghouta on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus in Douma, Syria, March 9, 2018. (AFP Photo) UN  aid convoy into Syria’s eastern Ghouta on Friday unloaded all its aid in the opposition-held area’s main town of Douma and crossed back into Assad regime-held […]

Sweden has hit out at China for refusing to allow a Swedish doctor to visit detained book publisher Gui Minhai, but China calls the accusations “groundless”. Chinese-born Gui was arrested on a train to Beijing in January while travelling with two Swedish diplomats – the second time he has vanished into Chinese custody in murky […]

  Afghan security forces keep watch near the site of a suicide bombing in Kabul on March 9. A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up in Kabul’s Shi’ite area on March 9, killing at least seven people, officials said. “Seven were martyred and seven were wounded in the explosion,” Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish […]

Photo: DPA US President Donald Trump is “offending” allies and risking a global trade war with his controversial tariffs on steel and aluminium, Germany’s economy minister said Friday. “This is protectionism which offends close partners like the EU and Germany and which limits free trade,” Brigitte Zypries said in a statement. “We will stand firmly […]

© Минобороны России / YouTube A group of US lawmakers have called for strategic dialogue with Moscow. They feel that the matter is “more urgent” following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unveiling of a number of cutting-edge weapons systems. “A US-Russia Strategic Dialogue is more urgent following President Putin’s public address on March 1st when he referred […]

News of U.S. President Donald Trump meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is shown on NHK TV in Tokyo. / Yonhap Anything related to North Korea ― especially something major ― should be taken not with a grain of salt but maybe with a spoonful. Apply that history-proven rule and the breaking news of Pyongyang’s […]