Trump lashes Macron as Europe moves on defense without US

AFP | Donald Trump on Tuesday unleashed an extraordinary attack on Emmanuel Macron, mocking the French president's approval rating and lashing him over European defense...

Facebook shuts more accounts aimed at political meddling

AFP | Facebook on Tuesday said it shut down more accounts aimed at influencing the US midterm election and that it is exploring a possible...

As US retreats, China touts its trade deal wares to Asia

AFP | China is touting itself as the new defender of global commerce as it works with Asia-Pacific leaders to hammer out the world's largest...

The Great War of Our Time: The CIA’s fight against terrorism – Book Review

News Desk | Take any important issue in our times; the average person on the street is likely to have a strong opinion about it,...

Iraq gets US sanctions break to buy electricity from Iran

AFP | Iraq has won an exemption allowing it to buy Iranian electricity despite US sanctions, as the country plagued by chronic power shortages walks...

US soldiers died for nothing in WWI – Jacob G Hornberger

Jacob G Hornberger | Let’s be blunt: the 117,466 U.S. soldiers who died in World War I died for nothing. No one can deny that....

USA’s war on terror: bloodiest and longest in history

News Desk | The United States of America's ‘War on Terror' in Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in the wake of September 11, 2001 terror attacks...

California wildfire toll matches deadliest ever with 29 victims

AFP | The death toll in a raging California wildfire has reached 29, matching the deadliest in the state's history as firefighters battling blazes at...

US, China tiptoeing toward trade deal – M K Bhadrakumar

M K Bhadrakumar | The joint press conference in Washington on Friday after the second US-China 2+2 (“Diplomatic & Security Dialogue”) throws much light on...

Conservatives vs Democrats: War of the same – Jacob G. Hornberger

Jacob G. Hornberger | Attempting to bolster the spirits of conservatives in the wake of the Democrat takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kay...

US to Saudi Arabia: No more ‘bombings in Yemen’

News Analysis | The United States of America has announced to halt the refueling operation of coalition jets and bombers, the only active part in...

“Saudi Arabia expecting a more hostile US after the mid term elections?” – James Dorsey

­ James M. Dorsey | Saudi Arabia is bracing itself for a potentially more strained relationship with the United States in the wake of Democrats...