US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a frosty welcome to Pakistan Tuesday after Washington turned up the heat on Islamabad for allegedly providing “safe havens” for Taliban militants.America’s top diplomat was quietly greeted by a mid-level Pakistani Foreign Office official at the military airport in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, an AFP photographer saw—a […]

The emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, warned of the collapse of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council—an alliance of Persian Gulf countries—should the crisis with Qatar remain unresolved.In a statement at a Kuwaiti Parliament session on Tuesday, the emir warned (P)GCC leaders of the potential dangerous military and political intervention that may […]

Xi Jinping was elevated to the pantheon of China’s most powerful leaders Tuesday as his name was enshrined in the Communist Party Constitution alongside Chairman Mao.The inclusion of Xi’s eponymous guiding philosophy for the nation at the end of a weeklong congress could lay the foundation for him to remain China’s paramount leader far beyond […]

The Italian government is ready to open negotiations with Lombardy and Veneto after the two wealthy regions voted overwhelmingly for greater autonomy, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday.Unlike a recent referendum on independence in Catalonia, which sparked a political crisis in Spain, the Italian votes this weekend were legal, but not binding on Rome, […]

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that his country’s armed forces had largely completed their military mission in Syria’s northwestern Idlib Province.As he was hailing its completion, he pointed out that control of Syria’s Afrin region remained an issue, TRT reported.Afrin is under the control of YPG, which is the armed wing of   […]

Leaders of India and Afghanistan on Tuesday expressed “firm resolve” to jointly fight against terrorism for the sake of regional peace and stability. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is on a daylong official visit to capital New Delhi on the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Anadolu reported. Modi and Ghani held bilateral talks and discussed […]

Catalonia’s ousted separatist president on Saturday called on Catalans to peacefully oppose Spain’s imposition of direct rule in the region, in a veiled refusal to accept his cabinet’s dismissal as ordered by central authorities. Spain took formal direct control of Catalonia on Saturday, dismissing the region’s defiant separatist government, including Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, a […]

A federal grand jury in Washington on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to sources briefed on the matter.The charges are still sealed under orders from a federal judge. Plans were prepared Friday for anyone charged to be taken into custody as soon as Monday, the […]

One in two women in Germany has experienced some form of sexual harassment, a new YouGov survey showed. The poll comes amid global outrage over sexual assault allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.Close to 43% of the women surveyed in Germany said they had been sexually harassed or abused at least once in their lifetime […]

The Taliban killed 13 police in an attack on a checkpoint early Sunday in the northern Kunduz Province, an official said. Hayatullah Ameri, chief of the Khan Abad District, near where the attack took place, says only one policeman escaped the battle alive, ABC News reported. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed the attack. Kunduz is […]