In this photo released by the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. President Hassan Rouhani suggested on Wednesday that Iran might release a U.K.-flagged ship if Britain takes similar steps to release an Iranian oil tanker seized by the British Royal

Rescued migrants sit on a coast some 100 kilometers (60 miles) east of Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, July 25, 2019. The U.N. refugee agency and the International Rescue Committee say up to 150 may have perished at sea off the coast of Libya. The country’s coast guard says the Europe-bound migrants are missing and feared drowned

A view of North Korea’s missile launch on Thursday, in this undated picture released by North Korea’s Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 26, 2019. KCNA/via REUTERS North Korea said on Friday its latest missile launch was a warning to South Korean “warmongers” to stop importing weapons and conducting joint military drills, a message that

FILE PHOTO: A Chinese H-6 bomber flies over East China Sea in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan July 23, 2019. Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/HANDOUT via REUTERS/File Photo The wedge of sea between Japan,

Photo/Reuters China warned on Wednesday that it was ready for war if there was any move toward Taiwan’s independence, accusing the United States of undermining global stability and denouncing its arms sales to the self-ruled island. The Pentagon said this month the U.S. State Department had approved sales of weapons requested by Taiwan, including tanks

Photo/Reuters France, Italy and Denmark gave initial support for a British plan for a European-led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, proposed after Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged tanker, three senior EU diplomats said on Tuesday. The cautious backing at a meeting of EU envoys in Brussels contrasts sharply with

Photo/Reuters Alleged foreign-intelligence recording suggested Doha’s ‘interest’ in Somalia attack, but Qatar rejected the accusation. Qatar and Somalia denied a news report that suggested Doha had an “interest” in a bombing in northern Somalia carried out by a local armed group in May. The New York Times reported on Monday it obtained an audio recording

Photo/Reuters Anwar Gargash says UAE and rest of Saudi-led coalition will maintain military presence in Yemen. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), part of a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen, is not leaving the war-torn country despite an ongoing drawdown and redeployment of Emirati forces, a senior official said. “Just to be clear, the UAE and

Treasury PS Kamau Thugge and CS Henry Rotich at a Milimani law court on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Image: ENOS TECHE Henry Rotich and Kamau Thugge accused of inflating loan for construction of two dams by Sh17 billion. DPP also ordered the arrest of 26 high-ranking ministry officers, several officials of Kerio Valley Development Authority.

A Russian A-50 military aircraft flies near the disputed islands called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan July 23, 2019. Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/HANDOUT via