There was no need to panic over warnings of a terror attack against US interests in South Africa, State Security Minister David Mahlobo said on Wednesday. “There is no need for panic… but as a concern that was raised by the Americans, we will continue to do our normal job,[…]
The United States and other major powers are not in a rush to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday, suggesting an accord was unlikely hours ahead of a deadline set by the U.S. Congress for a quick review. Adding to signs[…]
The US has only trained about 60 Syrian opposition fighters to battle the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), far below expectations, Defence Secretary Ash Carter has told Congress, citing rigorous vetting of recruits. The programme, which launched in May in Jordan and Turkey, was designed to train[…]
OPINION by Suraya Dadoo For over three months, Saudi Arabia, backed by a coalition of Arab countries, and with logistical and arms support from the US and UK, has been bombing Yemen on an almost daily basis in a campaign against the Houthis – a rebel Shia group that has[…]
The United States and Cuba formally agreed on Wednesday to restore diplomatic relations on July 20, setting up a trip to Havana by John Kerry, who would become the first U.S. secretary of state to visit the country in 70 years. Sealed by an exchange of letters between U.S. President[…]
US President Barack Obama is considering faster training and more arms supplies for Iraqi tribes, while eying a rapid counteroffensive to retake Ramadi from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), a US official has said. “We are looking at how best to support local ground forces in Anbar[…]
Commuters in cities across the United States were surprised this month to find their daily trips to work adorned with posters and banners calling on their government to end military support to Israel. The posters were rolled out in seven cities for the entire month of March, and are part[…]
OPINION by Robert Fantina- One may be excused for thinking that the impossible has occurred: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may finally have pushed the United States too far. One might have thought that constant, ongoing violations of international law might have done it. But no, that didn’t interest the[…]
The White House has denied media reports that US officials planned to meet with the Afghan Taliban in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Thursday, a spokeswoman has said. “The United States currently has no meetings with the Taliban scheduled in Doha,” Bernadette Meehan, a spokeswoman for the White House’s National[…]
US President Barack Obama has said his country is not at war with Islam, but with people who have perverted the religion, calling for a focus on preventing “terrorists” from recruiting and inspiring others. Obama, speaking at a White House conference on countering violent extremism, said “we should not grant[…]
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