N Korea 'Handful of Months' Away from Capability to Attack US - Pompeo
January 24, 2018 at 10:39 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo warned on Monday that North Korea's nuclear program is expanding and Kim Jong Un is just "a handful of months" away from being able to launch a strategic nuclear missile at the United States. Read More »
Trump Ends Shutdown Signing Measure to Reopen Government Through February 8
January 24, 2018 at 10:35 AM
US President Donald Trump has signed a legislation to reopen the government through February 8, which ends the three-day funding gap, the White House announced. Read More »
US-EU Initiative on Iran Nuclear Deal Unlikely to Have Positive Results - Moscow
January 24, 2018 at 10:32 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The initiative of the United States and the E3 members of the nuclear deal with Iran (Germany, France and the United Kingdom) to launch a working group to address concerns around the agreement is unlikely to bring any positive results, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Sputnik. Read More »
In Speech to Israeli Knesset, Pence Confirms US Will No Longer Certify Iran Deal
January 23, 2018 at 06:27 PM
While President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans battle to reopen the federal government, Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Israel this week to meet with dignitaries and visit a handful of historic sites – including the Holocaust Memorial. Read More »
Netanyahu: US Must Mediate Between Palestine and Israel
January 23, 2018 at 10:30 AM
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he would not agree with attempts to deprive the United States of its role as the main mediator in the Israeli-Palestine settlement talks. Read More »
Tokyo holds ‘first ever’ missile attack drills amid N. Korea tensions
January 23, 2018 at 10:23 AM
People in Tokyo rushed to seek shelter following a missile alert test. Despite the fact that similar drills have been staged before, it is the first of its kind for the Japanese capital amid ongoing tensions over North Korea. Read More »
Gaza will soon collapse and only Tel Aviv is helping, Israeli president claims
January 22, 2018 at 02:26 PM
The Gaza Strip, chafed and numbed by a decades-old Israeli-imposed blockade is on the verge of collapse, and it's all Hamas' fault, Israel's President Reuven Rivlin has said. Read More »
‘We agreed to disagree’: Pence & King Abdullah clash over US recognition of Jerusalem
January 22, 2018 at 02:15 PM
The US vice president has said that he and King Abdullah II of Jordan have “agreed to disagree” over the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Read More »
‘We agreed to disagree’: Pence & King Abdullah clash over US recognition of Jerusalem
January 22, 2018 at 02:02 PM
The US vice president has said that he and King Abdullah II of Jordan have “agreed to disagree” over the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Read More »
Beijing Slams US Defense Strategy as Confrontational ‘Cold War Mindset’
January 22, 2018 at 10:39 AM
China reacted to the new US defense strategy rolled out by the Pentagon last week, condemning it as a “cold-war mindset,” destined to bring only “conflict and confrontation.” Read More »
