Giuliani Contacted Pompeo before Ukraine Envoy Was Ousted
US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in contact with secretary of state Mike Pompeo in the months before the US ambassador to Ukraine was abruptly recalled, newly released documents show.
Japan, South Korea Agree to Hold Summit Next Month
Japan and South Korea agreed on Saturday to hold formal talks next month, taking a step towards improving relations strained by decades of acrimony over their wartime past and exacerbated by a simmering trade dispute.
Blast in Northern Syria Town Kills 3
A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing at least 3 people, Turkey's Defense Ministry said.
US Seeking to Create Security Problems in Lebanon
Hezbollah’s second-in-command Sheikh Naim Qassem said the US is seeking to take advantage of Lebanon’s anti-government protests and create “security problems”, adding that the resistance movement will not fall into a civil war that Washington is longing for in the Arab country.
UK, US Ran Secret Prisons in Iraq after 2003 Invasion
The US and British military ran at least two secret prisons in Iraq during the months following the 2003 invasion, concealing prisoners from Red Cross inspectors, a report said.
N Korea Says Gained Nothing from US but Betrayal
North Korea’s UN Mission said the country has gained “nothing but a sense of betrayal” since its leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump committed to establishing a new relationship.
Bolton Returns to Twitter after White House Freezes His Account
Former US national security adviser John Bolton said in a series of cryptic tweets that he’s regained control of his personal Twitter account, asserting the White House refused to provide access to it after he resigned in September.
US Approach to Israeli Settlements is Condemned
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry lambasted as a “clear violation of international law” the US secretary of state’s declaration that Israeli settlements on the occupied Palestinian territories were no longer considered illegal and condemned US approach to Israeli settlements. In a statement on Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi roundly condemned the announcement […]
Illegal Israeli Settlements Condemned by Canada
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Canada broke a long-standing policy of declining to support a United Nations resolution. Illegal Israeli settlements condemned by canada is an effort to distance itself from Washington after the administration of President Donald Trump announced it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank in breach of international law. The […]
Israeli forces Arrested Palestinian Children; 745 in 2019
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Israeli forces arrested 745 Palestinian childrenin the first 10 months of the current year, according to a non-governmental organization. In an annual report, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said that the children arrested by Israel experienced numerous rights violations, adding that they are taken away from their houses usually late at […]