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Israel

New US ambassador to Israel sworn in amid diplomatic row

The new US ambassador to Israel has been sworn in at a ceremony in Jerusalem.

16/05/2017

USA

New Inmarsat satellite in orbit

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched into space an Inmarsat communications satellite from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Monday (May…

16/05/2017

USA

White House denies claims Trump disclosed classified information to Russia

Monday was another tough day for President Donald Trump in the press.

16/05/2017

Korea

UN: North Korea is a 'threat to peace'

The United Nations Security Council has condemned North Korea’s ballistic missile testing in recent months as a “threat to peace”.

16/05/2017

USA

A hangover cure that actually works?

Two students at Yale University say they have developed a hangover-prevention supplement that actually works.

15/05/2017

North Korea

North Korea will talk to US "if conditions are right"

South Korea's Yonhap news agency says the director general for US affairs in Pyongyang's foreign ministry, Choe Son Hui, made the comment to reporters in Beijing.

13/05/2017

Turkey

US arming of Syrian Kurds will dominate Turkish president's visit to Washington

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he expects talks in Washington with Donald Trump next week will mark a new beginning in their troubled relations.

12/05/2017

Economy

G7 finance ministers puzzle over Trump's policies

Finance chiefs from the world's richest nations are pressing the US not to break global consensus in areas such as trade and financial regulation.

12/05/2017

Economy

US-China trade plan progress unveiled, but deficit benefits unclear

A US-China deal on agricultural products, trade, financial services, investment and energy will likely make little difference to the US trade deficit.

12/05/2017

USA

Trump slams Comey, acting FBI chief contradicts president

In his first interview since Comey's dismissal, Trump told NBC News the former FBI head was a 'grandstander'.

11/05/2017

USA

Erdogan in crisis mode before White House meeting with Trump

The Erdogan regime had hoped that Washington would finally be more sympathetic to Turkish views

11/05/2017

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USA: NYPD 'extreme' training

Members of the New York Police Department Emergency Service Unit took part in an ‘extreme’ exercise.

11/05/2017

USA

Outrage swells over FBI chief's sacking

James Comey was investigating alleged collusion between Russia and Donald Trump's electoral campaign when the president fired him.

11/05/2017

USA

Trump has 'very good' meeting with Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington, and he praised them as problem solvers.

10/05/2017

Turkey

Erdogan say terrorism cannot be fought with terrorists

Turkey's president has hit out at the US's decision to arm Kurdish YPG fighter in northern Syria.

10/05/2017

USA

USA-Russia: Another Cold War?

US Defense Secretary James Mattis' first official visit to Eastern Europe smacks somewhat of the cold war-era.

10/05/2017

USA

Teflon Trump can do no wrong in supporters eyes says euronews' Washington correspondent

President Donald Trump's sacking of the FBI boss is unlikely to cause his core support to lose confidence in their man says euronews' Washington correspondent.

10/05/2017

USA

Trump defends FBI director's sacking

James Comey was leading an investigation into the Trump campaign's possible collusion with Russia to sway the 2016 presidential election.

10/05/2017

USA

Meet the reporter "arrested for asking a question"

A US reporter has hit out over claims he was arrested for asking a question to Donald Trump’s new health chief.

10/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey brands US supplying arms to Syrian Kurds 'unacceptable'

Washington's NATO ally is outraged at President Trump's decision to arm the YPG.

10/05/2017