U.S. President Donald Trump denounced Iran's "blood lust" and called on other nations to join the United States to pressure Iran after attacks on Saudi oil facilities but said there is a path to peace. "We want partners, not adversaries," Trump said in an address before world leaders...

In the wake of protests calling for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's ouster, Egypt came under fire Tuesday for arrests of journalists and was accused of blocking news websites. A New York-based press watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), said three Egyptian journalists were...

Tunisia’s Ennahda movement will back former law professor Kais Saied in a presidential election run-off, according to a leading member on Tuesday.  Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Abdellatif Mekki said the majority of members of the Shura Council, the movement’s highest authority, have...

Europe’s top court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Google, upholding its argument that it does not need to remove links to sensitive personal data globally. The case centered around a dispute whether Google should remove links worldwide known as right to be forgotten or in Europe only, in a...

A UN body on Monday warned that the haze having caused by the forest and peatland fires in Indonesia has put 10 million children at risk from air pollution. A statement issued by UNICEF noted that small children are especially vulnerable to air pollution “because they breathe more rapidly.”...

The United Kingdom's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully when he advised Queen Elizabeth to suspend Parliament just weeks before Brexit and that the legislature had therefore not been prorogued. "The decision to advise her Majesty to prorogue...

The U.S.-led coalition that is helping fight Islamic State militants in Iraq said Tuesday it would not tolerate any attacks against its personnel after rockets were fired overnight at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone. U.S. and coalition-occupied facilities in the area were not hit by the...

 Seven children were among 16 people killed Tuesday in twin air strikes by the Arab coalition fighting Houthi rebels in southern Yemen, an official and a doctor said. "16 people, including women and children, were killed, and nine others injured" in a coalition air raid targeting a...

U.S. President Donald Trump goes before the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday to try to square his "America First" approach to foreign policy with his administration's hope for a multinational response to Iran's escalating aggression. While Trump wants allies to join the U.S. in further...

Negotiators for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz met Tuesday to discuss possibilities for a unity government that both men say they should lead after last week's deadlocked election. The chief negotiators for Netanyahu's right-wing Likud and Gantz's...

Eight babies were killed when a fire ripped through a maternity hospital in eastern Algeria before dawn on Tuesday, emergency services said. "We managed to rescue 11 babies, 107 women and 28 staff" after the 3:50 am (0250 GMT) fire in the hospital in Oued Souf, 500 kilometres (300 miles)...

Samsung Display plans to spend 13 trillion won ($11 billion) to upgrade a South Korean liquid crystal display (LCD) plant so it can manufacture more advanced screens, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday. Samsung Display, a unit of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and an Apple Inc supplier,...

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to make his case for keeping pressure on Iran on Tuesday at a United Nations General Assembly speech made more dramatic by attacks on Saudi oil facilities that rattled the Middle East and raised concerns about a broader war. It will be Trump’s third...

 Enemies who try to attack Iran will face captivity and defeat, a senior Iranian military official said on Tuesday, a day after President Hassan Rouhani said Iran’s message to the world was “peace and stability”. The United States, Saudi Arabia and European powers blame Iran for a...

A Vancouver courtroom was packed with international and national reporters Monday for the first day of an expected eight-day disclosure trial for Meng Wanzhou, chief executive officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei.  Meng is fighting an extradition request made to Canadian authorities by...

The U.S. is not considering sanctions on North Korea, President Donald Trump said Monday in a sit-down with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.  The meeting came on the sidelines of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. "I'm not considering actions. We're getting...

Monday’s fresh riots left at least 23 people killed and 77 others injured in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, police said on Tuesday. The riots were triggered by a report about a teacher’s racist remarks towards his students, which was later confirmed by police as a fake report....

Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi received The Best FIFA Men's Player 2019 award Monday. During a ceremony at Teatro alla Scala, an opera house in Milan, Messi was deemed the number one footballer of the season, defeating Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool defender...

Brazil's defense minister said on Monday 63 people were arrested and issued fines amounting to $8.7 million after the military was sent to fight raging fires in the Amazon rainforest. The announcement came as President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in New York to attend the UN General Assembly,...

Hong Kong's embattled leader said Tuesday more than 20,000 people have applied to take part in a dialogue session with her and "vent their anger" at the government after three months of huge pro-democracy protests. It is the government's first attempt to reach out to the protestors since...