When Arturo Balbino, a Texas construction worker, walked into his visa interview at the American consulate in the northern Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez in March, he wasn’t nervous. He felt good. Balbino, a 33-year-old Mexican national who had entered the United States illegally...

French arms including tanks and laser-guided missile systems sold to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are being used in the Yemeni war against civilians, leaked intelligence published by investigative website Disclose showed. Entitled “Yemen: security situation”, a 15-page...

At least 147 people have been killed and 614 wounded in the offensive launched April 4 by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar to take the capital Tripoli, the World Health Organization said Monday. The clashes have displaced more than 18,000 people, according to the latest figures from...

Sudanese protest organisers Monday called on their supporters to mobilise outside the army headquarters, saying there was an attempt to "disperse the sit-in" where thousands have camped out for 10 days. The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) did not say who was attempting to break...

A handful of foreigners remain missing in war-torn Syria, even after the announced fall of the Islamic State group "caliphate" last month following years of abductions and executions. The International Committee of the Red Cross Monday appealed for news of a New Zealand nurse believed...

The U.S., French and British navies have launched anti-mine exercises off Bahrain in support of the free movement of trade in Gulf waters, a military spokesperson said Monday. "As mines threaten maritime traffic indiscriminately, the U.S., France and United Kingdom are dedicated to...

The European Union’s bid to overhaul its two-decade old copyright rules cleared its final hurdle on Monday as EU governments backed the move forcing Google to pay publishers for news snippets and Facebook to filter out protected content. Nineteen countries, including France and Germany,...

Electoral officials ordered a second recount of votes in an east Istanbul district on Monday, after two weeks of appeals by President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party against results showing it had narrowly lost control of Turkey’s largest city. Repeated AKP challenges to the initial results have...

Arab League envoy to Libya Salah Eddine al-Jamali has accused foreign countries of fueling the conflict in the conflict-ridden nation.  In an interview with Anadolu Agency, al-Jamali blamed the Libyan politicians for inviting foreign interference in Libyan affairs.  "There...

Four years have passed since Lionel Messi last reached a Champions League semi-final and his drought has become a source of unease for Barcelona ahead of their latest attempt on Tuesday. Manchester United are the ones looking to emulate Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Roma by sending Barca...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was praised at home and abroad for her handling of the Christchurch mosques shooting last month, received her highest approval rating since taking office in a widely watched poll on Monday. The 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton political survey showed...

Sudan’s main protest group said an attempt was under way on Monday to break up a sit-in outside the defense ministry compound in the capital, Khartoum. The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) called on people to respond by joining the sit-in to “protect your revolution”, according to a...

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin began a series of meetings Monday with representatives of political parties voted into Parliament in last week's elections ahead of choosing who will form the next government. Rivlin would appear to have little choice but to pick incumbent Prime Minister...

Talks between the British government and the opposition Labour Party to find consensus over a Brexit plan are more constructive than people think, Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Monday. "Talks we are having with Labour are detailed and I think more constructive than people...

Israeli forces rounded up ten Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the military on Monday. In a statement, the army said that the individuals had been detained for “suspected involvement in popular hostile activities”. It did not...

The United States will use all economic and political tools at its disposal to hold Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accountable for his country’s crisis and will make clear to Cuba and Russia they will pay a price for supporting him, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday....

Egypt’s parliament will vote on Tuesday on constitutional amendments including an extension to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s current four-year-term, its speaker, Ali Abdelaal, said on Sunday. Proposed constitutional amendments had previously suggested that Sisi would be allowed to seek...

The United States congratulated the new Palestinian government Sunday, a day after incoming prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced his new cabinet alongside president Mahmud Abbas -- leaving out the Islamist movement Hamas. "Congratulations to the new Palestinian Authority Cabinet,"...

Saudi Arabia is looking to find a way out of its devastating war in Yemen and the United States, the kingdom's stalwart ally, can play a critical role, the International Crisis Group said Sunday. The group, which researches ways to end conflicts, said the United States should appoint a...

Algeria's Abdelaziz Bouteflika may be gone, but his unfinished Great Mosque of Algiers looms large as a symbol of his 20-year reign and, many say, his megalomania. Built with the nation's vast oil wealth, the monument on the Bay of Algiers will be the world's third biggest mosque and...