Islamic State said on Tuesday one of its most prominent and longest-serving leaders was killed in what appeared to be an American air strike in Syria, depriving the militant group of the man in charge of directing attacks overseas. A U.S. defense official told Reuters the United States targeted Abu[…]
Calls have been made for sanctions against Syria following findings by a UN team that government forces twice used chemical weapons in the ongoing civil war. The UN investigators also found evidence that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group used mustard gas at least once in[…]
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he will introduce “extreme vetting” of immigrants and set up a new “commission on radical Islam” if he wins the US election in November. In a foreign policy speech on Monday, the billionaire businessman said the goal of the new commission would be[…]
OPINION by Khaled A Beydoun The United States is home to nearly eight million Muslim Americans and Islam today ranks as the fastest growing faith group in the country. Outpacing it, however, is the proliferation of Islamophobia in the US – or fear and hatemongering of the faith and its[…]
OPINION by Iqbal Jassat Having spent a few days in Istanbul less than two months ago, the notion of a military coup to impose regime change in Turkey didn’t occur to me at all. That it didn’t even feature as a topic of discussion at an international media event on Palestine[…]
Donald Trump has secured the nomination of the Republican Party to become the next US president after months of controversial campaigning that has divided the American right of the political spectrum. The billionaire businessman had been expected to cruise past the 1,237 delegates needed on Tuesday to seal the deal[…]
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague is to rule in a dispute between the Philippines and China over maritime claims in the South China Sea – particularly who has the right to exploit resources in the strategic territory. The ruling on Tuesday is expected to further increase tensions[…]
The US will deploy a high-tech antiballistic-missile system to South Korea “as soon as possible” now that the allies have reached an agreement. The advanced air defense shield will beef up Seoul’s arsenal amid growing nuclear and missile threats from the North. “South Korea and the US have made the[…]
The United States warned China on Wednesday against taking “additional provocative actions” following an impending international court ruling on the South China Sea that is expected to largely reject Beijing’s broad territorial claims. A senior State Department official voiced skepticism at China’s claim that dozens of countries backed its position[…]
North Korea has reportedly test-fired two Musudan mid-range ballistic missiles from its east coast. The first launch appeared to have failed, according to US and Seoul military sources, but it was not clear if the second was successful. “The North launched one missile presumed to be Musudan from areas near[…]
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