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Kim Jong Un also has said North Korea is close to an ICBM test-launch. (Photo: AP)

China, Russia hits back after being frustrated by US' criticism over N...

Nikki Haley, US Ambassador to the UN, said China must decide if it is willing to back imposing stronger UN sanctions on...

1 Aug 2017 11:06 AM IST

Brazilian President Michel Temer, seen at Alvorado Palace in 2016. (Photo: AFP)

Brazil's president faces congressional vote on his future

Temer is accused of receiving bribes indirectly, via a confidant who was caught by police carrying a suitcase with USD...

1 Aug 2017 11:03 AM IST

Whats next? New Venezuela assembly has vast powers

What's next? New Venezuela assembly has vast powers

Many speculate they will choose Diosdado Cabello, the hard-line leader of the ruling socialist party, as their chairman.

1 Aug 2017 10:17 AM IST

Trump reportedly even revealed the city in which the intelligence was gathered -- something seen as problematic, as it could allow Moscow to identify the partner nation. (Photo: AP)

US 'reviewing options' after Vladimir Putin orders embassy cuts

US Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill to toughen sanctions on Russia for allegedly meddling in the 2016 US...

1 Aug 2017 9:36 AM IST

Kenyas President Uhuru Kenyatta attends an evangelical pre-election prayer rally for peace in Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo: AP)

Kenya's election campaign enters tense final week today

The violence in east Africa's richest economy, seen as a bastion of stability, traumatised the nation and stunned...

1 Aug 2017 9:30 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AFP)

North Korea ICBM still facing technical hurdles: US expert

Elleman said Pyongyang is learning fast and that depending on North Korea's testing schedule, a deployment next year is...

1 Aug 2017 9:12 AM IST

The two leaders had last discussed migration issues when they met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Germany on July 7. (Photo: AFP)

Mexican president not spoken to Trump to praise border policy

The G20 sit-down was the first official meeting between the two presidents, whose relationship has been tense.

1 Aug 2017 9:04 AM IST

The country is turning on itself more than 100 have died already and democracy and basic rights are in jeopardy, Johnson said. (Photo: AP)

Day after voting for assembly, UK says Venezuela 'stands on brink of...

The move hands almost total power to Maduro's Socialist party and was described as

1 Aug 2017 8:24 AM IST

Qatar said it had received the demands on June 22 with just 10 days to meet them, which would mean they would have until Sunday to comply. (Photo: AFP)

Amid Gulf crisis, Qatar launches wide-ranging WTO complaint against...

The countries have also recalled their ambassadors from Doha, ordered all Qataris to return home and banned Qatar from...

1 Aug 2017 8:20 AM IST

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci (Photo: AP)

Trump sacks communications director Scaramucci just 10 days after...

Scaramucci had courted controversy with an expletive-laden attack on his colleagues -- then chief of staff Reince...

1 Aug 2017 8:02 AM IST

Voters receive instructions about their voting machine place by a Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard officer outside of a poll station during the election for a constitutional assembly in Caracas, Venezuela. (Photo: AP)

US hits Nicol¡s Maduro with sanctions after Venezuela's election

The National Electoral Council claimed more than 40 percent of Venezuela's 20 million voters had cast ballots Sunday.

1 Aug 2017 8:02 AM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

WikiLeaks issues leaked Emmanuel Macron campaign emails

The messages have since been picked over by the French press, although WikiLeaks' move may draw new attention to them.

1 Aug 2017 6:53 AM IST