KHARTOUM: Sudan’s defense minister said on Monday that young people caught up in recent turmoil had “reasonable ambition,” the second apparently conciliatory gesture in three days from a senior government figure. Students, activists and

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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is expected to declare near-total triumph over the Daesh group in Syria in his State of the Union address, but US defense officials are increasingly fearful that the militants are

Senior Afghan politicians, including former President Hamid Karzai, and a Taliban delegation held 'fruitful' talks about the adoption of a new constitution, interim government and women rights at a meeting in Moscow. "We are exchanging

A US federal probe found foreign meddling and hacking attempts had "no material impact" on the midterm congressional elections last year, despite reported hacking attempts. The statement on Tuesday by the US Department of

Good news on the economic front is always welcome. For US President Donald Trump, it arrived just in the nick of time. A week ago and a half ago, some hard line conservatives were

British Prime Minister Theresa May has flown to Belfast to reassure the citizens of Northern Ireland that she is determined to achieve a Brexit deal that can avoid a return to a hard border between

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said disputes between Turkey and Greece could be resolved "peacefully" through dialogue, after meeting Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Ankara.  Tsipras landed in the Turkish capital on

WASHINGTON: The US urged other countries Monday to bring home hundreds of Daesh fighters captured in Syria, a delicate issue for allies such as France and Britain as President Donald Trump withdraws troops. Washington drew

TRIPOLI: At least 69 municipal councils out of 120 in Libya may not hold elections in March due to a lack of funding by the UN-backed government, the head of the elections committee said. Libyan