
FOREIGN POLICY
Obama, Putin meet; Syria talks fail
Obama and Putin have met in China, after US and Russian diplomats failed to reach an agreement over easing the fighting in Syria.

Obama and Putin have met in China, after US and Russian diplomats failed to reach an agreement over easing the fighting in Syria.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei issues a message on the occasion of the major Muslim pilgrimage season.

Hezbollah fighters have been assisting Syrian government forces in their fight against terrorists in a bid to prevent the conflict from spilling over to Lebanon.

A political analyst says Washington's allies in the Middle East do all they can to turn any ceasefire in Syria into a complete failure.

Saudi Arabia keeps defying international law by once again using internationally-banned cluster bombs in airstrikes against Yemeni areas.

A major Virginia newspaper endorses Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson for the US president.

Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump has slimmed 2 percentage points in a new national poll.

Preliminary tallies indicate that several young activists advocating a break from Beijing have won seats in the 70-seat Legislative Council.

Iran is ready to enhance its cooperation with Iraq in the fight against terrorism, says the Iranian envoy to Baghdad.

South Korea says the North has launched three ballistic missiles into the sea of Japan.

A new report claims that Donald Trump has banked millions of dollars from his ties with the Saudi regime.

Beijing warns that the US THAAD missile system deployment in South Korea could cause instability.

Eighteen Iraqi soldiers and civilians are killed when explosives planted by Daesh at a house in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq are touched off.

The protest turned violent after riot police used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannon.

Israeli forces kill a young Palestinian man and injure another as tensions continue in the occupied territories.

Turkey is to blame for no outcome in the US-Russia talks over the situation in Syria, an analyst says.

South Sudan agrees to the deployment of more UN peacekeepers following a Security Council meeting.

Syria’s border region with Turkey has been purged of Daesh forces, says Turkish prime minister.