More than 3,400 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Friday, bringing to about 10,000 the total number rescued over four days, according to Libyan and Italian officials. At least 10 bodies...
Leaders of the G7 group of rich nations are due to meet African heads of state for talks on the migrant crisis. The leaders of Tunisia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Niger and Nigeria will join the second day of...
Washington won't ease sanctions the U. S. slapped on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine – and is even contemplating getting 'tougher' on Moscow, a top Trump administration official said Friday....
Washington will not ease sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine and may even get tougher on Moscow, the White House said Friday, ending uncertainty over the US position on the thorny issue....
Britain has arrested a "large part" of the network behind Manchester's suicide bomb attack, police said on Friday, as the government came under fire for cutting police budgets and election...
US compliance with its commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change would be "crippling" to growth, the White House said Friday. During his election campaign, avowed climate sceptic Donald...
At every stop in Donald Trump's whirlwind of summit meetings in Europe, the issue of climate change -- and the US president's threat to ditch the 196-nation Paris Agreement -- is never far from the...
US President Donald Trump has met Pope Francis for a short private audience on the third leg of his overseas trip. The Vatican said after the meeting that there had been an “exchange of views” on...
Pope Francis urged Donald Trump to use his US presidency for peace as two leaders who have sparred repeatedly through the media finally met in a Vatican encounter that ended in broad smiles, for the...
Trump tells Israel Iran will never have nuclear weapons Mr Trump (C) met both Mr Netanyahu (R) and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (L) (AFP) US President Donald Trump has told Israel's Prime...
US President Donald Trump is expected to underline the need to confront extremism in Islam when he makes a speech in Saudi Arabia later on Sunday. His address, to a summit of regional leaders, will...
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip since becoming president. His eight-day trip will also take in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Brussels, the...
Less than four months ago, a keen set of young up-and-comers strode into the White House in their best high heels and power ties, bursting with optimism and pride in serving their country. Now, their...
From Riyadh to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Rome, Brussels and Sicily, Donald Trump leaves a swirl of domestic woes behind Friday to embark on a first foreign trip that will be closely watched in capitals...
Most US presidents make their first foreign trip an easy-peasy one-day hop to visit friendly neighbors in Canada or Mexico, but not Donald Trump. On Friday the 70-year-old president will go "yuge" --...
Some 2,300 migrants headed for Italy in 22 barely seaworthy vessels were rescued off the Libyan coast on Thursday, the Italian coastguard said. Coastguard and military vessels joined forces with...
Hanging in a corridor outside the Pentagon press office, a blow-up of a Time magazine cover shows a weary US soldier drawing deeply on his cigarette. Barbed wire and snowy foothills loom behind him....
President Donald Trump delayed a decision to honor or walk away from the Paris climate accord until he returns from Europe late this month, leaving global partners in limbo Tuesday. Divisions within...
Eleven migrants have died and nearly 200 are missing after two boats carrying asylum seekers sank off the coast of Libya, UN agencies said on Monday citing survivors. A spokesperson for the United...
Eleven migrants have died and nearly 200 are missing after two boats sank off the coast of Libya, UN agencies said Monday citing survivors, in the latest such tragedy. The first involved an...
