Influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday called on Iraqi political groups to abstain from fighting for power. In a statement, al-Sadr expressed his “discontent” with the deteriorating political, security and economic conditions in the country. “Iraq is full of the...

The aftermath of the G7 Summit was rife with strife Sunday, with American economic director Larry Kudlow saying Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “stabbed us in the back”. According to media reports, Canadian officials have been mystified by the attack on Trudeau by both Kudlow...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore could “work out very nicely” as officials from both countries met to narrow differences on how to end a nuclear stand-off on the Korean peninsula. Kim and Trump arrived in the...

World number one Rafael Nadal won an 11th French Open title by beating Austria's Dominic Thiem in straight sets. Nadal, 32, won 6-4 6-3 6-2 to earn his 17th Grand Slam, three adrift of Roger Federer's all-time men's record. The Spaniard edged an intense opening set, tightening...