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Austria Bars Turkish Economy Minister Over Rally Plans
Austria said Monday it had barred Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci from entering the country to attend a rally...
What Is the Hebron Row?
The United Nations declared the Old City of Hebron a heritage site on Friday, sparking Israeli fury and Palestinian...
UNESCO Puts Hebron On Endangered Heritage List, Outraging Israel
UNESCO on Friday declared the Old City of Hebron an endangered world heritage site, sparking outrage from Israel in a...
Palestinians Hail UNESCO Hebron Vote Slammed By Israel
The Palestinians hailed a UNESCO decision Friday to label the heart of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron a...
Trump Calls On the World To Act Against North Korea
President Donald Trump on Thursday called North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test 'very, very bad...
Trump Weighs ‘severe’ Response To N. Korea ICBM Test
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was considering a "pretty severe" response to North Korea's intercontinental...
China Warns ‘words and Deeds’ Can Raise N.Korea Tensions
China on Thursday warned against "words and deeds" that could heighten tensions over North Korea, after Pyongyang...
China Warns Against ‘words and Deeds’ That Raise North Korea Tensions
China on Thursday warned against "words and deeds" that could heighten tensions over North Korea, after Pyongyang...
Russia and China Urge North Korea To Freeze Missile Tests
Russia and China have urged North Korea to “freeze” its missile and nuclear programmes after it claimed to have...
China Defends N.Korea Efforts, After Trump Outburst
China defended its "relentless efforts" to resolve the North Korea nuclear issue on Tuesday following a Twitter...
Trump Warns N Korea ‘patience Is Over’
US President Donald Trump says that years of “strategic patience” with North Korea have failed and it is now time...
China Says Hong Kong Handover Agreement ‘no Longer Relevant’
In the midst of celebrations marking 20 years since Britain returned Hong Kong to China, Beijing declared that the...
China, US Ties Sour Over N.Korea, Taiwan
Relations between China and the United States soured on Friday as Beijing fumed over US arms sales to Taiwan and US...
China ‘firmly’ Opposes US Arms Sale To Taiwan
China on Friday condemned a $1.3 billion US arms sale to Taiwan and called on the United States to stop any weapons...
China Slams US For ‘wrongful’ Sanctions On Chinese Bank
China slammed the United States on Friday for its decision to slap unprecedented sanctions on a Chinese bank accused of...
China Rejects ‘interference’ As Vatican Raises Bishop Case
China said Tuesday it opposed outside interference after the Vatican reported that one of its bishops in the country...
China Releases Nobel Laureate Liu With Terminal Cancer
China's jailed Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has been granted medical parole after being diagnosed with...
Iran, Qatar Voice Support For Saudi After Mecca Suicide Bombing
Both Iran and Qatar on Saturday voiced support for Saudi Arabia over a suicide bombing near Islam's holiest site in...
N. Korea Accuses US of ‘smear Campaign’ Over Warmbier Death
North Korea on Friday accused the US of waging a "smear campaign" over the death of a student who was sent back home in...