US arming YPG 'created a nightmare' for Turkey - Senator Graham

US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham was speaking at a press conference in Turkey's capital Ankara a day after holding talks with top Turkish officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Colombia asks Cuba to capture ELN leaders after car bomb attack

The bomb exploded at a police academy in capital Bogota, wounding dozens others in what the authorities condemned as "terrorism". Defence Minister Guillermo Botero blamed the attack on leftist rebel group.

Trump set to make 'major announcement' on government shutdown

Trump's announcement follows the longest federal shutdown in US history, with over 800,000 federal workers unpaid and at times resorting to selling possessions to make ends meet.

Indigenous people protest for their rights in Washington

In the United States, Native Americans are among the poorest communities and have particularly suffered during the partial closure of the federal government, which has now stretched on for nearly a month.

Trump and Kim Jong-un set to meet in February after renewed talks

The announcement of Trump's second meeting with the reclusive North Korean leader came after the US President met at the White House for 90 minutes with a Pyongyang envoy, Kim Yong-chol, to discuss denuclearization talks.

Russia warns against US 'arms race in space'

Russian Foreign Ministry says US strategy gives "green light to the prospect of basing missile strike capabilities in space," which is confrontational.

US calls N Korea an ‘extraordinary threat,' in latest Trump reversal

US President Donald Trump's new defence strategy calls for a more aggressive space-based missile defence system to protect against existing threats. The report names N Korea, which Trump tweeted in June 2108 no longer posed a nuclear threat.

Trump blocks Pelosi trip over US government shutdown

"I am sorry to inform you that your trip to Brussels, Egypt, and Afghanistan has been postponed. We will reschedule this seven-day excursion when the Shutdown is over," Trump told Democratic opponent Nancy Pelosi in a letter.

Why is Enes Kanter on a crusade against Turkey?

Since the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey in 2016, Turkish NBA basketball player Enes Kanter has defended the plotters. But with his credibility waning and the New York Knicks looking to trade him, what will become of Kanter?

Caravan of 1,700 migrants crosses into Guatemala, sets sight on Mexico

The migrants who passed through the Agua Caliente border set sights on the US, hoping to leave behind violence and poverty to start a new life.

Facebook to regulate political ads worldwide for elections in 2019

Facebook is restricting who can run foreign political ads around the world after abuse of its social media platform around the world, in a bid to reduce election tampering and increase accountability.

Iran calls for release of Iranian journalist arrested in US - IRNA

Iranian Press TV said one of their journalists was arrested in St. Louis and sent to custody in Washington DC although no formal charges have been laid against Marziyeh Hashemi, an anchor at English-language Press TV, which is based in Tehran.