response

Trump cancels first Latin America trip to ‘oversee Syria response’: White House

WASHINGTON: The White House on Tuesday abruptly announced the cancellation of US President Donald Trump's… Read More

Seeking to avert US response, Russia proposes inspection of Syria attack site

BEIRUT/MOSCOW: Russia said on Tuesday it will propose to the United Nations that international inspectors… Read More

India acknowledges Pakistan’s positive response to prisoners’ exchange proposal

NEW DELHI: Amid souring ties between the two neighbouring countries, New Delhi said it noted Pakistan's positive… Read More

Israel ‘legalises’ rogue settlement in response to murder

JERUSALEM: Israel's cabinet voted Sunday to formally authorise a rogue West Bank settlement in response… Read More

Trump adviser Cohn criticizes administration’s Charlottesville response

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser Gary Cohn said in an interview published on… Read More

Iran MPs boost missile funds in response to US sanctions

TEHRAN: Iran's parliament on Sunday approved more than half a billion dollars in funding for… Read More

Qatar hands response to Saudi-led demands to Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY: Qatar on Monday handed its official response to a list of demands by… Read More

FIFA sets up human rights panel in response to criticism

ZURICH: World soccer's ruling body FIFA, stung by criticism that it overlooks human rights in countries… Read More

Japan opens radar station close to disputed isles, drawing angry China response

YONAGUNI, JAPAN: Japan on Monday switched on a radar station in the East China Sea,… Read More

Turkey blames Kurdish militants for Ankara bomb, vows response in Syria and Iraq

ANKARA/ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu blamed a Syrian Kurdish militia fighter working with Kurdish… Read More

France vows ‘merciless’ response after attacks kill 127

PARIS: An angry President Francois Hollande on Saturday promised a "merciless" response to a wave… Read More

In rich Gulf Arab states, some feel shamed by refugee response

CYPRUS: When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, fellow Gulf states raced to shelter thousands of… Read More

U.S. hopes Chinese island-building will spur Asian response

WASHINGTON: By releasing video of Beijing’s island reclamation work and considering more assertive maritime actions,… Read More