Jordan’s king tells Trump adviser peace can only come with a Palestinian state
Jordan’s King Abdullah told U.S. President Donald Trump’s adviser Jared Kushner on Wednesday that a lasting Middle East peace can only come with the creation...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa to announce new cabinet at 8 p.m.: presidency
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce his new cabinet at 8:00 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), his spokeswoman said on Wednesday, two weeks after...
Trump will decide whether to extend START treaty ‘next year’: official
U.S. President Donald Trump will not decide until next year whether he will extend a nuclear treaty with Russia, a White House aide said on...
Satellite images show fields in northwest Syria on fire
New satellite images show fields, orchards and olive groves burning in northwest Syria, where the army has waged an assault against rebels in their last...
Democrats toughen qualifying standards for third presidential debate
Seeking to cull its crowded 2020 presidential field, the Democratic Party will make it tougher for candidates to qualify for a third debate scheduled for...
Turkey breaks up smuggling ring that brought thousands of migrants to Europe
Turkish police said on Wednesday they had detained the leaders of what they called Europe’s biggest people-smuggling ring, which helped thousands of irregular immigrants reach...
Spanish police bust drug ring that smuggled cocaine-laced plastic
Spanish police have busted a cocaine-smuggling ring that dodged detection by mixing the drug with industrial plastic pellets before chemically removing it in three specially...
College student snuck into Mar-a-Lago, pleads guilty
18-year-old Mark Lindblom pleaded guilty on Tuesday to knowingly entering and staying in a restricted area on President Trump’s Florida resort Mar-a-Lago last year while...
Word whiz kids compete for $50,000 prize in U.S. spelling bee
Nearly 500 word wizards were still in contention on Wednesday as the Scripps National Spelling Bee entered its second day, as the best young spellers...
Arkansas, Oklahoma brace for historic flooding in storm-hit U.S. Midwest
Communities along the swollen Arkansas River in Oklahoma and Arkansas prepared on Wednesday for further flooding, with the mayor of Tulsa urging thousands of residents...
