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AMC Entertainment signs deal to operate movie theatres in Saudi Arabia

NEW YORK: Giant US cinema chain AMC Entertainment has signed a deal to build and… Read More

US absence at Paris summit a ‘disgrace’: Kerry

WASHINGTON: Former US secretary of state John Kerry blasted the absence of the American government… Read More

US Army deserter who spent decades in N.Korea dies at 77

SEOUL: Charles Jenkins, a US Army deserter who spent four decades in communist North Korea… Read More

Erdogan calls Israel ‘terrorist state’

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday described Israel as a "terrorist state" and… Read More

Trump slams ‘vicious’ media after erroneous reports on WikiLeaks, Russia

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Saturday renewed his onslaught against major US news networks, accusing them… Read More

Erdogan steps up attacks on ‘state of occupation’ Israel

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday described Israel as a "state of occupation"… Read More

North Korea blames US for tensions in rare UN talks

SEOUL: North Korea blamed US "nuclear blackmail" for soaring tensions over its weapons programme following… Read More

Two teens killed in US school shooting, attacker dead: police

LOS ANGELES: Two teens were killed in a shooting at their high school in the… Read More

France’s Macron says Trump’s Jerusalem move ‘regrettable’

ALGIERS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday branded as "regrettable" his US counterpart Donald Trump's… Read More

US allies fret as ‘guillotine’ hangs over Tillerson

BRUSSELS/BERLIN: On the eve of his trip to Europe, Rex Tillerson gave a speech last… Read More

US pulls out of UN’s Global Compact on Migration

NEW YORK: The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a… Read More

Hamas threatens ‘intifada’ over US moves on Jerusalem

GAZA CITY: The Palestinian movement Hamas which controls Gaza called Saturday for a new "intifada"… Read More

US warns North Korean leadership will be ‘utterly destroyed’ in case of war

SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS: The United States warned North Korea’s leadership it would be “utterly destroyed” if… Read More

US experts think North Korea could launch missile ‘within days’

WASHINGTON: U.S. government experts think North Korea could conduct a new missile test within days,… Read More

Trump ‘considering’ US embassy Jerusalem move: VP

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump is "actively considering" moving the US embassy in Israel… Read More

Iran’s supreme leader hails end of IS ‘tumour’

TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader has praised his country's contribution to the fight against the Islamic… Read More

Palestinians ‘freeze’ meetings with US over office row

RAMALLAH: The Palestinians have frozen all meetings with the United States after it decided to… Read More

China urges talks after US brands N.Korea a terror sponsor

BEIJING: China called on Tuesday for extra efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis… Read More

US House committee advances bill to limit aid to Palestinians

WASHINGTON: A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would sharply… Read More

Trump pullout from climate pact means even hotter world: study

BONN: US President Donald Trump's pullout from the Paris Agreement will push up global temperatures… Read More