
POLITICS
US voters differ with Obama on Clinton
Most American voters think President Obama was wrong when he said Hillary Clinton is the best candidate to succeed him.

Most American voters think President Obama was wrong when he said Hillary Clinton is the best candidate to succeed him.

The United Nations (UN)’s cultural body has called on Israel to halt all its archaeological and restoration activities in the occupied Old City of al-Quds (Jerusalem).

All terrorist acts are a chain of decisions by individuals; why are such decisions being made in a terrorist’s brain?

The International Monetary Fund cut the growth forecasts for Italy’s economy after the UK’s vote to leave the EU.

A court in Japan upholds an order to keep two reactors at the Kansai nuclear plant closed.

A tribunal in The Hague has ruled against China's claims to islands in the South China Sea in an arbitration which is likely to stoke further tensions. Beijing has rejected the ruling.

The UK’s political establishment is looking to thwart the Brexit, says a political analyst.

A former high-ranking Israeli official says Israel has carried out numerous drone strikes in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula with Egyptian consent over the past few years.

Vietnam accuses China of sinking a fishing boat near a disputed set of islands in the South China Sea.

More than 75 high-profile current and former US political and military personalities write to US President Obama, advising that he pursue deeper engagement with Iran.

Ashton Carter is in Afghanistan to discuss the fight against militant groups.

Berlin reiterates that German lawmakers have the right to visit the İncirlik Air Base in Turkey.

A UK parliamentary committee says Saudi Arabia and other Arab states must prevent funding for Daesh by their royal families.

The Israeli parliament approves a controversial law forcing NGOs to declare the funds they receive from foreign state entities.

Saudi warplanes simultaneously target civilian areas across Yemen, violating a faltering ceasefire declared by the United Nations on April 10.

Russia has warned the Western military alliance for supporting Ukraine's military operations in the country's east.

The Dallas police chief warns that armed civilians pose a challenge to law enforcement in Texas.

Germany’s intelligence spied on thousands of NATO and EU missions until October 2013, a Bundestag report reveals.