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Lawyer: Suspected US spy had classified docs on him
The lawyer for an American man being held in Moscow on suspicion of spying said on Tuesday that his client was given a flash drive containing Russian "state secrets" before…
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Trump says venue for 2nd DPRK-U.S. summit picked
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the location for his second meeting with top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has been…
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Trump offers temporary ‘Dreamers’ deal for border wall
In a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, President Donald Trump on Saturday offered to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children and those…
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Jimmy Carter, Chinese ambassador mark 40 years of China-U.S. diplomacy
Forty years after the United States and China formally established diplomatic relations, China's ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, reiterated the importance of the two countries working together, at…
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UK police speak to Prince Philip about not wearing seatbelt
British police have spoken with Prince Philip after the husband of Queen Elizabeth II was photographed apparently driving without wearing a seatbelt — just two days after he was involved…
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US spy satellite launched into orbit from California
A powerful Delta 4 Heavy rocket carrying a U.S. spy satellite lifted off Saturday from California. The rocket propelled the National Reconnaissance Office satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base at…
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Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli missile strike in southern region
The Syrian air defenses intercepted a fresh Israeli missile strike targeting the areas in southern Syria on Sunday, state news agency SANA reported. The Israeli strike targeted areas in the…
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Attack on UN base in Mali kills 8 peacekeepers UN source
Gunmen killed at least eight Chadian UN peacekeepers in an attack Sunday on one of their bases in northern Mali, a source close to the MINUSMA force said. According to…
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Death toll from Mexico pipeline explosion rises to 79
The fuel pipeline explosion in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo has killed at least 79 people and injured 81 others, Minister of Public Health Jorge Alcocer said Sunday. "There…
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2nd Trump-Kim summit expected to be held in Vietnam: report
The second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is expected to take place in Vietnam, with…