
POLITICS
Obama's fight with GOP over new justice
The White House accuses Republicans of playing politics over the president’s pick for a new Supreme Court justice.

The White House accuses Republicans of playing politics over the president’s pick for a new Supreme Court justice.

The UNSC is to hold a meeting over Turkey’s artillery bombardment of Kurdish positions in Syrian.

Turkish military planes have violated Greece's national airspace over the Aegean islands multiple times, Greek media say.

The Iraqi premier says Baghdad will pay the salaries of Kurdistan's employees if the region stops its oil exports.

US National Security Adviser Susan Rice says Washington expects China to support new sanctions on North Korea.

Donald Trump has called the Republican National Committee a “disgrace” after being booed in the latest GOP debate.

The United Arab Emirates has sworn in its first minister of happiness.

Syrian President Assad says Turkey and Saudi Arabia have been trying for two years to enter Syria militarily.

Turkey is “shocked” by US stance on Kurdish forces, asserting its fight against terrorism is “self-explanatory.”

Bahraini police have arrested four American journalists covering the anniversary of its 2011 uprising amid a crackdown on protesters.

The US by threatening to deploy anti-missile systems close to the borders of both China and Russia is propelling the world towards a new and dangerous arms race, a US scholar says.

The United States has condemned Monday’s air strikes that hit two civilian hospitals in northern Syria, killing at least 22 people.

The Iranian foreign minister says the JCPOA precedent can be used to help resolve all global crises.

Israel's high court refuses West Bank treatment for hunger striker Mohammed al-Qiq, who is in critical condition.

Indonesian police nab dozens of people linked to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group who plotted attacks in the country.

UN warns that around 49 million people in southern Africa could be affected by drought.

The United States has called on Turkey and Russia to avoid any further escalation over the Syrian crisis after the two countries traded accusations.

Oil prices increase in international markets as global stock markets rise in value while traders disregard dismal economic data coming from China and Japan.