TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept 30 – A Flydubai passenger flight traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv was forced to divert to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after an altercation broke out between members of the cockpit crew, according to Israeli and regional officials familiar with the incident. The aircraft, carrying dozens of Israeli passengers, landed safely … Read more
BAGHDAD, Sept 29 – The United States is preparing to complete the withdrawal of its remaining military forces from Iraq, bringing an end to more than two decades of American military involvement in a country that became one of the most consequential battlefields of the post-9/11 era. US forces are expected to leave their last … Read more
FAIRFORD, England, Sep 27 – British police arrested five men near a U.S.-used military air base in southwestern England on Sunday after authorities received an early-morning report about three suspicious vehicles heading toward the installation, prompting a major security operation, the evacuation of dozens of homes and the deployment of bomb disposal experts. Counter Terrorism … Read more
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 – Iran was waiting Saturday for a formal response from Washington after The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump had rejected a proposal from Tehran aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and halting fighting across the wider Middle East. The proposal, presented by Iranian officials during the United … Read more
WASHINGTON, Sep 25 – Chinese President Xi Jinping ended his three-day state visit to Washington on Friday with plans for two more meetings with President Donald Trump before the end of the year, giving the leaders of the world’s two largest economies several more opportunities to manage a relationship marked by trade disputes, technology competition … Read more
WASHINGTON, Sep 24 – President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the White House on Thursday for high-stakes talks aimed at managing one of the most consequential relationships in the world, as Washington and Beijing remain divided over trade, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and the war in Iran. The meeting was wrapped in … Read more
WASHINGTON, Sep 23 – President Donald Trump gave Chinese President Xi Jinping an unusually personal welcome on Wednesday as the Chinese leader arrived in Washington for a three-day visit, with the two countries also agreeing to extend their fragile trade truce until Jan. 10. Trump and first lady Melania Trump met Xi and his wife, … Read more
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 23 – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday to portray Iran as the victim of the nearly seven-month war with the United States and Israel, rejecting accusations that Tehran is responsible for terrorism and saying his country had acted in self-defense. Pezeshkian’s appearance … Read more
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 22 – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. and Iranian officials held a roughly three-hour meeting in New York, offering an unexpected diplomatic opening just hours after he warned that he could “annihilate” Iran if a deal to end the nearly seven-month war is not reached. Trump said his special envoys, … Read more
NEW YORK/COPENHAGEN, Sep 22 – President Donald Trump is set to meet the leaders of Denmark and Greenland in New York on Tuesday for the signing of a security agreement that is expected to expand the U.S. military presence on the strategically important Arctic island while leaving Greenland under Danish sovereignty. The agreement, negotiated after … Read more