A law enforcement vehicle is parked at a school in the area where a man believed to have taken people hostage at a synagogue during services that were being streamed live, in Colleyville, Texas, U.S. January 15, 2022. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber By Reuters A gunman who took four people hostage at a Dallas-area synagogue and was

By Anadolu Agency Six years after snapping their diplomatic ties, arch-foes Iran and Saudi Arabia are slowly moving toward rapprochement and preparing to reopen embassies, according to a senior Iranian lawmaker. Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi, a member of the Iranian Parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission, in a Twitter post on Saturday, said the two

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions at the parliament in London, Britain, January 12, 2022. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS Reuters By Guy Faulconbridge and Kylie Maclellan British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office apologised to Queen Elizabeth on Friday after it emerged that staff partied late into the night in

By Anadolu Agency People in Horn of Africa country say move to revive Italian language, influence makes no sense When Somalia’s state-run Radio Mogadishu began airing an Italian-language program earlier this month under a new agreement with Italy, it led to an uproar. Somalis both at home and abroad reacted with anger, calling it an

Jake Sullivan, US President Joe Biden’s national security advisor ( Yasin Öztürk – Anadolu Agency ) By Anadolu Agency The US is prepared for diplomacy as well as adopting economic measures against Russia in the event of any aggression against Ukraine, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday. We’re prepared to continue with diplomacy to

File Photo: The Union Flag flies near the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo The Guardian By Dan Sabbagh Warning circulated to MPs and peers about woman targeting parliamentarians A security warning from MI5 has been circulated to MPs and peers claiming that a female Chinese national has been

Bush (L) and Blair, photographed during a press conference at Crawford High School in Crawford, Texas, on 6 April 2002 (AFP) By Middle East Eye Published for the first time, the ‘exceptionally sensitive’ letter revealing what was really discussed at Bush’s Texas ranch Editor’s note: In April 2002, Tony Blair, the British prime minister, visited

Stolen African Treasures African Exponent By Munashe O’brian Gutu Despite Africa’s calls for the West to return its stolen treasures, only a few of the same have been returned. It is now a considerable period after most African States have gotten their independence from former colonial ‘masters’ and still, nothing has been done to address

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov attend the security talks between the US and Russia, in Geneva By Anadolu Agency US Deputy Secretary of State says NATO is defensive alliance, has ‘open-door policy,’ does not seek confrontation The US said it remains ready to engage with Russia

Liz Truss appeals strongly to traditional Tories thanks to her patriotic, free market, liberty-loving views. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock The Guardian By Heather Stewart With MPs and the leader of the opposition calling for Boris Johnson to resign, speculation about who may take over is rife. Here are some potential runners and riders should