Mattis slams ‘authoritarian’ Turkey but still wants it to buy F-35 jets

US Defense Secretary James Mattis reportedly lambasted Turkey’s authoritarianism and human rights record, but warned that removing Ankara from F-35 program would result in the aircraft’s production break and delivery delays.

US to Set Up Permanent Military Base along Iraq-Syria Border

The US Army is planning to set up a permanent military base along the Iraqi borders with Syria, media reported.

UN chief expects trade problems to be solved through negotiations

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed the hope that trade difficulties among UN member states could be solved through negotiations.

China 'shocked' by US actions in trade dispute

China said it is "shocked" after the US announced plans for fresh tariffs, escalating a trade war between the two countries.

European Exporters in China Shift Trade to Avoid US Tariffs

European companies that export from China are changing the global flow of their goods to avoid higher American tariffs, a business group said Tuesday, in a sign of the spreading impact of the US-Chinese trade war.

U.S. could send aircraft carrier to Taiwan Strait

A Chinese military expert says he expects more U.S. activity in the Taiwan Strait, after two U.S. Navy ships sailed through waters that lie between China and Taiwan.

Denuclearization meeting : North Korea lashes out at US, calls talks 'extremely regrettable'

North Korea has called high-level talks with a US delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "extremely regrettable", contradicting Washington's account of how the meeting in Pyongyang went.

US, DPRK establish working groups for denuclearization

The US and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have established working groups for the "nitty gritty stuff" including the validation of efforts to achieve denuclearization, Reuters reported citing US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert.

US Imposes Latest Tariffs on Chinese Imports, Beijing Says 'Forced' to Retaliate

Amid concerns of the international businesses and investors, US Tariffs on Chinese import goods took effect on Friday at 04:00 GMT...

Iran May Block Oil Transit Via Strait of Hormuz if US Levies Sanctions

The US has withdrawn from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and is now threatening to impose new sanctions on the country in an effort to economically strangle Iran by choking off its oil exports to global markets.

Time difference gives China head start on tariff war with U.S.

China and the United States are expected to launch a potentially damaging trade war, but Beijing could hit its rival with tariffs first.

Russia worried over US plans to deploy new generation nuclear bombs to Turkey

Russian experts and state-run media criticized the United States after the successful end-to-end test of the B61-12 guided nuclear bomb from the B-2 aircraft was announced last week.

Dara'a: Syrian Army Capturing Border-Crossing with Jordan

The Syrian Army continued to march in regions South of the province capital of Dara'a, and deployed its troops around one kilometer away from the border-crossing with Jordan, a media outlet reported on Monday.

Brazil's FM to visit US to reunite families separated at border

Brazil's Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes will visit the United States next week to oversee the many cases of Brazilian immigrant children separated from their parents at the US border, the public Agencia Brasil said on Friday.

Russian military warned US about strikes against Jabhat al-Nusra, diplomat says

The Russian military warned the US about strikes against the Jabhat al-Nusra terror group (outlawed in Russia), Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin told reporters on Friday.

UK intelligence agencies aware of torture of terror suspects after 9/11 attacks: report

British Prime Minister Theresa May gave her first response after a damning report Thursday revealed British intelligence agencies were aware at an early stage of the torture and kidnap of terrorism suspects after 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US .

Maryland newspaper shooting shakes community

A man who had along-running feud with an Annapolis newspaper blasted his way through its newsroom with a shotgun, killing at least five people in one of the deadliest attacks recorded on a US media outlet, authorities said.

U.S. lawmaker holds back support for munitions sale to Gulf allies, due to Yemen

A top U.S. Senate Democrat said on Thursday he cannot support for now a Trump administration plan to sell high-tech munitions to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over concerns about the war in Yemen, a decision that could derail the sale.

US to Keep Current Number of Troops in South Korea : James Mattis

The United States will keep its current level of troops in South Korea in order to maintain Washington’s defense commitment to its Asian ally, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday, as quoted by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency.

Foreign divers, soldiers join rescue effort for children trapped in Thai cave

A team of US military personnel and British divers have joined rescue efforts at a flooded cave in northern Thailand where 12 children and their football coach have been trapped for five days.