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U.S. backed in corner as Syria, Russia plan bloody assault in Idlib with chemical weapons in arsenal

Posted on Monday, September 17, 2018

With Bashar Assad and his Russian allies on the verge of victory in Syria’s civil war, the Trump administration is facing new pressure to respond forcefully and prevent a bloodbath of historic proportions -- but analysts say the…

Typhoon Mangkhut hits mainland China, lashes Hong Kong, dozens dead in Philippines

Posted on Monday, September 17, 2018

The world’s strongest storm this year, Typhoon Mangkhut, continued its path of destruction across Southeast Asia over the weekend, reaching mainland China on Sunday afternoon after pummeling Hong Kong and killing dozens in the Philippines.

Bigger, stronger and faster than Florence: Super typhoon Mangkhut heads for Philippines at 280km/h

Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2018

Countries across south-east Asia are issuing emergency alerts and thousands are being evacuated as two typhoons barrel down on the region.

EU must grasp world role as U.S. retreats, Juncker says

Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2018

The European Union must flex its muscles as a world power, EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday, as he spoke critically of U.S. President Donald Trump’s retreat from international engagement.

Philippines typhoon: Millions in the path of the year’s strongest storm

Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2018

The most powerful typhoon of the season is closing in on the northern Philippines, where officials ordered precautionary evacuations and closures of schools and offices and urged farmers to quickly harvest their crops to reduce damage.

Iran, in shadow proxy war with Saudis, expands its Pakistan influence

Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2018

Iran is stepping up its involvement with political and militant Shiite groups in Pakistan, in what foreign affairs experts see as an escalating shadow proxy war with Saudi Arabia in a country with the world's second-largest Muslim population.

Putin, Xi together for the third time this year as Russia launches largest war games since Cold War

Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met in far-eastern Russia on Tuesday, the same day the Kremlin began its biggest military exercise since the Cold War.

US, Canada will meet Tuesday, earlier than expected on NAFTA

Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2018

The U.S. and Canada will resume high-level talks on Tuesday, which is earlier than expected, on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Syria threatened with ‘stronger response’ if it uses chemical weapons in Idlib

Posted on Monday, September 10, 2018

Britain, France and the US have warned Syria it will suffer a "much stronger response" if it uses chemical weapons again.

Iran nuclear chief announces completion of new facility to produce centrifuges

Posted on Monday, September 10, 2018

Iran’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi on Sunday announced to state media that the Islamic Republic had completed construction of a facility capable of producing advanced centrifuges at its nuclear plant Natanz, fulfilling threats that it would continue…

Syria’s Assad approves gas attack in Idlib despite warning, report says

Posted on Monday, September 10, 2018

President Bashar al-Assad has approved a gas attack in the Idlib province, which is the country’s last rebel stronghold, a report on Sunday said.

Trump administration to take tough stance against International Criminal Court

Posted on Monday, September 10, 2018

The United States on Monday will adopt an aggressive posture against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, threatening sanctions against its judges if they proceed with an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Americans in…

U.S. has seen evidence of Syria preparing chemical weapons in Idlib: envoy

Posted on Thursday, September 6, 2018

There is 'lots of evidence' that chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in Idlib in northwest Syria, the new U.S. adviser for Syria said on Thursday, as he warned of the risks of an offensive…

NAFTA talks make progress; U.S., Canadian officials to work into night

Posted on Thursday, September 6, 2018

The United States and Canada have made progress in talks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement, and officials from the two sides will work together into the night to flesh out areas for further discussion, Canadian…

Typhoon Jebi forces closure of Kansai airport, near Osaka in Japan

Posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2018

A major international airport in western Japan has been closed, with thousands of people evacuated, in the wake of deadly Typhoon Jebi.

Global debt soars, along with fears of crisis ahead

Posted on Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Ten years after the worst financial panic since the 1930s, growing debt burdens in key developing economies are fueling fears of a new crisis that could spread far beyond the disruption sweeping Turkey.

Pompeo to toe hard line in Pakistan; no plan to resume halted U.S. aid

Posted on Tuesday, September 4, 2018

U.S. officials say Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will toe a hard line with Pakistan’s new government when he visits Islamabad this week, roughly nine months after President Trump halted security aid to the South Asian nation on…

Trump warns Syria not to ‘recklessly attack’ Idlib province

Posted on Monday, September 3, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Iran and Russia not to 'recklessly attack' Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province, warning that hundreds of thousands of people could be killed.

Turkey calls US ‘wild wolves’, vows to abandon dollar in trade

Posted on Sunday, September 2, 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday vowed Ankara would pursue non-dollar transactions in trade with Russia and other countries, accusing the US of behaving like 'wild wolves.'

US military to cancel $300m in Pakistan aid over terror groups

Posted on Sunday, September 2, 2018

The US military says it is canceling $300 million in aid to Pakistan over what it calls Islamabad's failure to take action against militant groups.

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