The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has doubled its resources for Venezuela to help cope with humanitarian needs generated by the country's crisis, its president said on Wednesday. Under President Nicolas Maduro, oil-wealthy Venezuela has plunged into economic crisis,...

US President Donald Trump will host his Colombian counterpart Ivan Duque next week for talks on efforts to oust leftist strongman Nicolas Maduro from power in Venezuela, the White House said Wednesday. The visit by Duque and his wife to the White House on February 13 "will build upon the...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday shared concerns with his Brazilian counterpart, Ernesto Araujo, about that country’s possible decision to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. "Discussed bilateral relations & international developments w/FM Ernesto Araujo of...

The US Army said Wednesday it wants to purchase a limited number of Iron Dome short-range air defense systems, an interceptor technology developed by Israel with US support. Army spokesman Colonel Patrick Seiber said the deal would meet a short-term need to protect troops from "indirect...

The United States still plans to lead a global fight against the Islamic State movement despite its withdrawal from Syria, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured allies on Wednesday. Opening a 79-nation conference in Washington on the fight against the group also known as ISIS, Pompeo also...

United Airlines will woo high-fare passengers by retrofitting more than 100 planes to add more premium seats on key routes. The airline also plans to start using a new 50-seat jet with mostly premium seats on some key business-travel routes. United announced the moves Wednesday....

President Donald Trump told Americans on Tuesday his administration had accelerated talks for a political settlement in Afghanistan, and would be able to reduce U.S. troops there as negotiations advance to end America’s longest war. “Great nations do not fight endless wars,” Trump said in...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that his second summit with North Korea will take place later this month in Vietnam as he also reported headway in talks with the Taliban. Delivering his annual State of the Union address to Congress after being politically battered by a...

The women in white -- several dozen Democratic lawmakers -- sat en bloc Tuesday in unmistakable defiance of President Donald Trump while he delivered his State of the Union address. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Trump's arch rival in Washington who sat behind him on the dais, led many in her...

Toyota has officially launched Kinto, a company first revealed late last year that will manage a car subscription program and other mobility services in Japan, including the sale and purchase of used vehicles as well as automotive repair and inspection. Kinto is jointly funded by Toyota...

Football Federation Australia have ramped up their campaign to free jailed Bahraini refugee player Hakeem Al Araibi and pledged A$10,000 ($7,263) on Tuesday to kickstart a fundraising drive to help efforts to have him returned to Australia from Thailand. Araibi was arrested in Thailand last...

Red Bull will give a first glimpse of their new Honda-powered RB15 Formula One car next week on the same day that world champion Lewis Hamilton’s 2019 Mercedes breaks cover at Silverstone. Former champions Red Bull, who finished third overall behind champions Mercedes and Ferrari last year,...

President Donald Trump has indicated he could declare a national emergency in order to force the construction of hundreds of miles of border wall to prevent migrants from crossing into the United States illegally from Mexico. Trump is frustrated by the continuing high level of migrants,...

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's North Sumatra province early Tuesday, the country's meteorology and geophysics agency said. The quake struck at 2.29 a.m. local time (1929GMT) with the epicenter located 130 kilometers (80.8 miles) southeast of South Nias at a depth of 11...

Turkey on Tuesday strongly condemned a car bomb attack that targeted a busy shopping mall in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said: “We strongly condemn this heinous attack.” The ministry added: “We wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives,...

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido made a surprise appearance via video Monday at a summit of countries called to try to find a solution to the chaos in the country. The summit, held in the Canadian capital of Ottawa, brought together the host country, the United States, several...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday nominated acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, a former fossil fuel lobbyist, to lead the department in charge of administering and conserving federal lands. If confirmed by the Senate, Bernhardt will replace former Secretary Ryan Zinke who...

When President Trump delivers his State of the Union address on Tuesday, he can quite justifiably say that the state of the economy is good. Unemployment is low, inflation is muted and growth has continued unabated for nearly 10 years. As a college professor, I’m often drawn to giving...

Donald Trump would not commit in an interview aired on Sunday to making public the results of the special counsel’s investigation into Russia’s ties to his campaign, adding that it was time to “get rid” of the inquiry. In the interview on CBS’ Face the Nation, Mr Trump reiterated his belief...

The U.S. is currently on a path to put an end to the war in Afghanistan, and it needs to do more to follow through and bring American troops home, according to The New York Times. The Times Editorial Board said in an opinion piece the war, known otherwise as the "forever war", is now up for...