US-North Korea Summit Scheduled for Late February - White House
January 21, 2019 at 10:35 AM
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have agreed in principle to meet near the end of February, the White House announced Friday. Read More »
US to begin INF Treaty withdrawal from February 2, Washington confirms
January 18, 2019 at 02:57 PM
The US will begin its withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia on February 2, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control Andrea Thompson told NATO officials in Brussels. Read More »
US Still Awaits Concrete Steps From North Korea on its Nuclear Program - Pence
January 18, 2019 at 02:52 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States is still waiting for North Korea to take specific moves aimed at halting its nuclear program, US Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday. Read More »
Putin, Abe Willing to Sign Peace Treaty - Kremlin Aide
January 18, 2019 at 10:25 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia-Japan disagreements on the peace treaty remain, but both countries' leaders are willing to agree on the issue, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said Wednesday. Read More »
‘Fighting on behalf of the oppressed’: Malaysia bans Israeli athletes in solidarity with Palestine
January 18, 2019 at 10:19 AM
The Malaysian government has banned Israeli participants from a Paralympic swimming competition scheduled for July, stating that the country will not host any events in future involving Israel in solidarity with Palestine. Read More »
Outgoing IDF Chief Publicly Admits Arms Supplies to Anti-Assad Forces in Syria
January 17, 2019 at 03:23 PM
Israel's outgoing military chief has publicly revealed that Tel Aviv has been engaged in direct conflict with Iran on Syrian soil, "systematically" attacking the alleged Iranian infrastructure "without making any statements". Read More »
US Wants to Keep Presence in Syrian Airspace After Troop Pullout - Ankara
January 17, 2019 at 10:31 AM
ANKARA (Sputnik) - The United States intends to maintain its presence in the Syrian airspace after the withdrawal of its troops from the country, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Tuesday, citing an unofficial US action plan proposal. Read More »
Syrian Settlement Must Include Withdrawal of Illegal Foreign Troops - Damascus
January 17, 2019 at 10:28 AM
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem has held his first meeting with new UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen in order to discuss a political settlement of the crisis in the country. Read More »
Trump Sends Letter to North Korean Leader Amid Preparations for Summit - Reports
January 15, 2019 at 02:46 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump sent last week a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un amid ongoing preparations for the two leaders' second summit, the CNN broadcaster reported on Tuesday, citing a source familiar with the matter. Read More »
Xi & Kim agree to ‘jointly’ advance & steer the denuclearization of Korean peninsula
January 11, 2019 at 10:09 AM
President Xi Jinping has welcomed Kim Jong-un’s commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. The two ‘synchronized their clocks’ as another meeting between the DPRK leader and the US president is widely anticipated. Read More »
