Iran volatile on eve of US sanctions
AFP | Iranians are hunkering down for the return of US sanctions on Monday with a run on gold and hard currency as they scramble...
The race for first Muslim woman in US Congress
AFP | It's an incongruous sight, a woman in a salmon pink hijab standing on a Massachusetts traffic median, waving at oncoming cars and asking...
China wants military drills with ASEAN in disputed sea, excluding US
AFP | China wants to stage joint military exercises with Southeast Asian nations in disputed waters, according to a draft document but insists other countries...
Trump Administration cuts down on military aid to Pakistan
News Analysis | Last Wednesday, the US Congress ratified a $716.3 billion defense spending bill that was passed by the House of Representatives last week...
The deep state’s long enmity toward Iranians
Jacob G. Hornberger | The U.S. deep state’s hatred of the Iranian people goes back a long way, at least as far back as 1953....
Chinese-American engineer charged with stealing GE technology
AFP | A Chinese-American engineer faces charges of stealing valuable technology from General Electric, sneaking it out hidden in a picture of the sunset to...
Ivanka Trump: Family separations a ‘low point,’ media not the enemy
AFP | Ivanka Trump distanced herself Thursday from some of her father's most controversial policies and strident rhetoric, saying she is "vehemently against" family separations...
US ‘crypto-anarchist’ sees 3D-printed guns as fundamental right
AFP | The US "crypto-anarchist" who caused panic this week by publishing online blueprints for 3D-printed firearms said Wednesday that whatever the outcome of a...
Trump tells attorney general to end Russia probe
AFP | Donald Trump on Wednesday told his attorney general to end the high-profile investigation into Russian election meddling that has ensnared key members of...
Trump administration warns IMF against bailout for Pakistan
News Analysis | The Trump administration has warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from issuing a potential financial bailout for Pakistan’s floundering economy. In an interview...
Trump predicts Iran talks pretty soon
AFP | US President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that talks with arch-foe Iran were imminent, despite silence from the Islamic republic's leaders to his offer...
An alleged spy stirs trade war between Turkey and U.S.
News Analysis | After calling President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to intervene into the matter, when a Turkish court ordered to keep the Turkey-based US pastor...