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UK confirms seeing US intelligence on Russian bounties

Britain's Defense Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed Tuesday having seen US intelligence briefings about alleged Russian bounties offered to Afghan militants to kill American troops. "I am aware of the intelligence," Wallace told a parliamentary defence sub-committee hearing when asked...

After embassy move, US to sell envoy's house near Tel Aviv

The US State Department has put the ambassador to Israel's official residence outside Tel Aviv up for sale, in a decision aimed at cementing the American embassy's controversial move to Jerusalem. The beachfront mansion in the affluent Tel Aviv suburb of Herzliya is going on the market...

Protesters hit Sudan streets to demand long-awaited reforms

Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters flocked to the streets Tuesday calling for reforms and demanding justice for those killed in anti-government demonstrations that ousted president Omar al-Bashir last year. The protests in several cities and the capital Khartoum went ahead with...

Pompeo faces opposition in UN push on Iran arms embargo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran, warning that the Middle East's stability was at risk, but he faced wide skepticism over US threats to trigger sanctions. The United States is adamant about prolonging the ban on...