Soleimani strike will be felt well beyond Middle East
By Peter Apps In killing Iran’s Major-General Qassem Soleimani in an air strike near Baghdad’s international airport, Donald Trump has taken a geostrategic risk it is almost...
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N.Korea warns U.S. could ‘pay dearly’ for human rights criticism
North Korea lashed back at the United States for taking issue with its human rights record on Saturday, saying Washington’s “malicious words” would only aggravate...
My son’s extradition is heartbreaking, says mother
Lawyer says young hacker’s Asperger’s was never fully taken into account By Jonathan Shkurko The case of 20-year-old Joshua Epiphaniou, who is poised to become the...
Trump should be careful what he wishes for in Iran
By Gwynne Dyer This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. It begins to seem possible that it could be one of the last,...
Unfettered by advisers, Trump’s presidency gets even less predictable
By Peter Apps On Monday, having effectively and unexpectedly given the green light to a Turkish military incursion against America’s sometime Syrian Kurdish allies, US President Donald...
Turkey not satisfied with talks with U.S. on Syria “safe zone”
Turkey is not satisfied with talks with the United States on establishing a “safe zone” in northern Syria and will act alone if there is...
Ex-campaign chief defends Trump, blasts Democrats at impeachment hearing
Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager and close confidant, on Tuesday stoutly defended his former boss and lashed out at Democrats during testimony...
Divers recover bodies of all but one of 34 victims of California boat blaze
Divers have recovered the bodies of all but one of the 34 people who were killed when the dive boat they were sleeping in erupted...
U.S. to withdraw 5,000 troops from Afghanistan, close bases – U.S. negotiator
The United States would withdraw almost 5,000 troops from Afghanistan and close five bases within 135 days under a draft peace accord agreed with the...
U.S. and Poland urge tougher checks on foreign influence over 5G networks
The United States and Poland believe suppliers of 5G network equipment should be rigorously evaluated for foreign government control, a joint declaration signed on Monday...
Armed conflict with a foreign power may be Tehran’s last resort
By Farid Mirbagheri The escalating tension in the Persian Gulf could be a potential game changer for the entire region and possibly the world. On...
A hooligan in the White House
By Andonis Vassiliades In previous critical articles, one hardly a month after Trump took first took Office as an unknown quantity, I raised serious questions...
‘No doubt about it,’ Trump says as Iran challenges his report of drone downing
President Donald Trump said there was “no doubt” the U.S. Navy had brought down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz this week while...
UK ambassador to U.S. resigns after leaked memos furore
Britain’s ambassador to Washington resigned on Wednesday after Donald Trump labelled him “stupid” and “wacky” following the release of confidential memos from the envoy in...
USWNT captain Rapinoe says Trump tiff won’t affect team
United States’ midfielder Megan Rapinoe has urged her team-mates to “think hard” about associating themselves with President Donald Trump. The 33-year-old found herself embroiled in...
Trump administration bans cruises to Cuba in clampdown on U.S. travel
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed heavy new restrictions on U.S. travel to Cuba, including a ban on cruises, in a further bid to pressure...
Great powers, endless wars and the path to insanity
By Gwynne Dyer “Great nations do not fight endless wars,” said Donald Trump in his State of the Union speech last February, but he was...
EU tariffs to target 20 billion euros of U.S. imports – diplomats
The European Commission has drawn up a list of U.S. imports worth around 20 billion euros ($22.6 billion) that it could hit with tariffs over...
Parties welcome Congress move to lift US arms embargo on Cyprus
Political parties on Wednesday welcomed the submission of a bipartisan bill to the US Congress that could see Washington’s decades-old arms embargo on Cyprus finally...
Pompeo welcomes trilateral cooperation (Update 2)
The governments of Cyprus, the US, Israel and Greece on Wednesday agreed to increase regional cooperation, support energy independence and security, and to “defend against...
