USA

US defense secretary says Syria retains chemical weapons

TEL AVIV: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that Syria had dispersed its warplanes… Read More

Israel to get three more F-35 jets on Sunday: army

JERUSALEM: Israel is to take delivery of three more F-35 stealth fighters from the United States… Read More

US says Iran complies with nuke deal but orders review on lifting sanctions

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration said on Tuesday it was launching an inter-agency review of whether the… Read More

Trump’s Pakistani Muslim supporter says fake scholars bringing extremist thought to US

WASHINGTON: Founder of ‘American Muslims for Trump’ and a prominent Pakistani supporter for US President… Read More

US security adviser says North Korea behavior ‘can’t continue’

WASHINGTON: An international consensus that includes China has now emerged that North Korea's "threatening behavior"… Read More

Kim oversees North Korea display of military strength

PYONGYANG: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on Saturday saluted as ranks of goose-stepping soldiers followed… Read More

Trump administration looking forward to work with Pakistan: Gen McMaster

ISLAMABAD: US National Security Advisor Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster has said that the administration… Read More

Five views on the ‘Mother of All Bombs’ in Afghanistan

KABUL: The United States has dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb on Afghanistan, killing dozens of… Read More

US and Russia struggle to overcome rifts in Moscow

MOSCOW: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson battled to overcome differences with his Russian opposite… Read More

Putin slams Trump ties as top diplomats spar on Syria

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said ties with the United States have deteriorated under the… Read More

United incident exposes limited rights of US air passengers

CHICAGO: The online video footage of a United Airlines passenger dragged off a flight, which… Read More

Tillerson to confront Russia over support for Assad

MOSCOW: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew into Moscow on Tuesday to confront Russia… Read More

Trump says US ready to solve North Korea ‘problem’ without China

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States is ready to solve… Read More

Trump’s UN envoy says ouster of Assad is a priority of US

WASHINGTON: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in an interview that she sees… Read More

US soldier killed in anti-IS operations in Afghanistan

KABUL: An American special forces soldier has been killed while conducting operations against the Islamic… Read More

Iran’s Rouhani says Trump abetting Syria ‘terrorists’

TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that "terrorists" were applauding his US counterpart… Read More

Hillary Clinton says ‘misogyny played a role’ in election loss

NEW YORK: Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said misogyny "certainly" played a role… Read More

Canada backs US airstrikes in Syria: Trudeau

OTTAWA: Canada "fully supports" the US firing of cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase in… Read More

Russia slams US ‘aggression’ in Syria, suspends air safety deal

MOSCOW: Russia slammed the US strike on a Syrian airbase Friday as "aggression against a… Read More

Trump jokes he’s ‘gotten nothing’ from China’s Xi so far

PALM BEACH, USA: President Donald Trump predicted a "very great" relationship with China's Xi Jinping… Read More