U.S. officials are considering the controversial military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to house captured suspected Daesh fighters as Washington prepares to withdraw from Syria, according to a report. U.S. partners who have roughly 1,000 Daesh suspects in custody have warned they may not...

Morocco has recalled its ambassador to Saudi Arabia after a Saudi television channel reportedly broadcast a report “challenging Morocco’s territorial integrity”. Ambassador Mustafa al-Mansouri told Morocco’s pro-government 360 website on Friday: “I was recalled from Riyadh to take part in...

Former senior bureaucrats and diplomats have warned that Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal provides no clarity on the U.K.’s future relationship with the EU and will only ensure a "never-ending nightmare” for the country. Speaking at a People’s Vote news conference on Friday, Lord...

Syria will continue to be one of the key issues for Germany’s intelligence service BND, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday. Merkel said the Daesh terror group was diminished but not yet defeated at the opening ceremonies of BND headquarters in Berlin “It is rather conducting an...

The risk of new restrictions on doing business with Russia has risen since the Democratic Party won control of the U.S. House of Representatives. New anti-Moscow measures could jeopardize funding for a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline between Germany and Russia. In response, lenders in...

AT&T customers were seeing “5G E” logo on their mobile devices in over 400 markets. Even though users are still on 4G network, AT&T is calling it 5G Evolution, Sprint said in the lawsuit. 5G can offer data speeds up to 50 or 100 times faster than 4G networks. Smartphones running...

A thumb injury is threatening to keep Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer sidelined with the Germany goalkeeper facing a race against time for their Champions League last-16 clash at Liverpool, the Bavarians' coach Nico Kovac said on Friday. Neuer is doubtful for Saturday's home match against...

Spotify will take a harder stance on ad blockers in its updated terms of service. In an email to users today, the streaming music and podcast platform said its new user guidelines “mak[e] it clear that all types of ad blockers, bots and fraudulent streaming activities are not permitted.”...

Liverpool posted a world record-breaking £106 million ($137 million) net profit last year even after spending £190 million on new players, according to financial results announced on Friday. The club's profit before tax was £125 million -- up from £40 million -- with the club benefiting from...

Most Americans want tougher gun laws but have little confidence their lawmakers will take action, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday ahead of the one-year anniversary of the country’s deadliest high school shooting. The poll of more than 6,800 adults reflects widespread...

Video surveillance, artificial intelligence, electronic scanners have all been mooted as potential technological solutions to Brexit’s Irish border problem – all in vain. As British Prime Minister Theresa May again travelled to Brussels on February 7 in attempt to break the Brexit logjam,...

 Iranians will chant “Death to America” as long as Washington continues its hostile policies, but the slogan is directed at President Donald Trump and U.S. leaders, not the American nation, Iran’s supreme leader said on Friday. “As long as America continues its wickedness, the Iranian...

The U.S. military is preparing to withdraw American forces from Syria by the end of April and a significant portion of them will be out by the middle of March, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing current and former U.S. officials. A U.S. official confirmed the April target to Reuters,...

France and Germany have struck a compromise allowing Berlin to remain the lead negotiator with Russia on the Nord Stream II gas pipeline to Europe, a proposed deal showed Friday. France had said it would support European Union oversight of new offshore energy pipelines in a move that could...

Instagram has announced a clampdown on images of self-injury after a British teen who went online to read about suicide took her own life. The Facebook-owned picture sharing platform's announcement followed a Thursday meeting between its global chief Adam Mosseri and British Health Secretary...

Amazon  CEO Jeff Bezos says he is being blackmailed with nude selfies by AMI, owner of the National Enquirer and reportedly protector of the president’s reputation, over claims the publisher has acted as a political operative. The events feel almost as if they have been arranged by...

A US teenager who discovered a security flaw in Apple's FaceTime video-calling system has been given a bug bounty. Apple has not revealed the exact amount it is giving 14-year-old Grant Thompson but it is believed to include money to help pay for his education. The teenager found a bug...

The second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has raised hopes for the longest ceasefire in history to be replaced by a peace treaty. Seoul and Pyongyang remain technically at war after the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice. Stephen...

The Reserve Bank of Australia on Friday cut growth forecasts for this year and next, citing the effects of a weaker housing market. The central bank said growth would reach 2.5 percent in the middle of this year, well down from the 3.25 percent it previously projected. Bill Evans, an...

Apple Inc on Thursday rolled out software updates to iPhones to fix a privacy issue in its FaceTime video calling service, and said it would contribute toward the education of the Arizona teenager who discovered the problem. The software bug, which had let users hear audio from people who...