Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants Israel to be able to cope without US military aid within a decade, he said in an interview published on Friday. Washington has approved the sale of tens of millions of dollars in military equipment to aid...
A Russian warship arrived off South Africa’s main naval base Friday to join Chinese and Iranian vessels for military exercises that risk further damaging Pretoria’s relations with Washington. The exercises draw together several nations...
Iran’s foreign minister accused the United States and Israel on Friday of fuelling a growing protest movement in the country, while dismissing the possibility of direct foreign military intervention after US warnings over crackdowns on...
The European political order “is today in danger”, the French foreign minister said on Friday in his annual address to France’s ambassadors. “No, European civilisation will not fade away. But yes, our political order is today...
Venezuela’s first major prisoner release since the ouster of ruler Nicolas Maduro is thanks to “maximum leverage” applied by US President Donald Trump, the White House said on Thursday. “This is one example of how the...
US President Donald Trump lashed out Thursday at a handful of Republican senators for their “stupidity” in voting to limit his military powers, after a secretive raid that captured Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro...
Three of 11 vessels chartered by Chevron were Thursday transporting oil from Venezuela to the US, according to an AFP analysis of ship-tracking data, as export sanctions raised concerns over the South American country’s storage capacity. Two...
A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday, online watchdog Netblocks said, as the death toll mounts from a crackdown by authorities after 12 days of economic protests. “Live metrics show Iran is now in the midst of a...
Europe was set to be buffeted by weather ranging from severe winds to snow and freezing temperatures with the arrival of Storm Goretti on Thursday, with forecasters issuing warnings from Britain to Germany. Britain’s Met Office issued a...
Venezuela on Thursday announced the release of a “large number” of prisoners, some of them foreigners, in an apparent concession to the United States after its ouster of ruler Nicolas Maduro. The releases are the first since...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday called for “utmost restraint” in handling demonstrations against the rising cost of living, which have lasted for 12 days and in which clashes have been reported in several locations...
Colombia’s leftist President Gustavo Petro agreed with his US counterpart Donald Trump to take “joint action” against cocaine-smuggling guerrillas on the border with Venezuela, Bogota’s interior minister said Thursday. The...
Iranian security forces have killed at least 45 protesters, including eight minors, in a crackdown on demonstrations that began in late December, the Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights said on Thursday. The NGO said Wednesday was the bloodiest day...
Germany on Thursday condemned the “excessive use of force” against protesters in Iran after authorities used live fire and tear gas to disperse demonstrations sparked by an economic crisis. “It is their right to express their...
The US trade deficit made a sharp and unexpected pullback in October, reaching its lowest level since 2009 as goods imports dropped while President Donald Trump’s tariffs took hold, government data showed Thursday. The overall trade gap...
