Month: November 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to remain a “steadfast partner” of Saudi Arabia despite international condemnation of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last month. …

When online shoppers flood Amazon’s Marketplace on Black Friday, should clothing and souvenirs supporting Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine be on offer? …

The U.S. Treasury Department has targeted six individuals and three entities that it says are part of an Iranian-Russian network providing millions of barrels of oil to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and funding the militant groups Hamas and Hizballah. …

U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized a retired Navy admiral, as he repeated earlier assertions that U.S. military and political leaders erred by not capturing Osama Bin Laden sooner. …

The Trump administration is preparing to add Venezuela to a U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that would escalate Washington’s diplomatic struggle with the government of President Nicolas Maduro, The Washington Post said on Monday. The Post said the U.S. State Department had been asking for feedback on the proposed move from …

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Serb nationalist Milorad Dodik will take the helm of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s three-part presidency, as the badly-riven Balkan nation inaugurates a new leadership. …

Russian prosecutors announced new criminal charges against U.S.-born Kremlin foe Bill Browder on Monday, days before a Russian police officer could become president of Interpol in a move that some Moscow critics fear might politicize the law enforcement agency. Browder and other opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin have complained that Russia has tried to …

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The acting Sergeant Major for Armed Forces Liberia says he is concerned about terrorists in neighboring countries spilling into his homeland. Speaking in an exclusive interview with VOA, Command Sgt. Maj. Karmoh Duke Freeman said the “worrisome” terrorism developments outside Liberia must be deterred with additional forces. “We asked our partners to get involved immediately …

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Pressure has been building on Interpol ahead of a vote to choose a new chief for the international police agency, with U.S. senators and others warning against the possibility that a top Russian Interior Ministry official might become the agency’s new head. …

Guilty verdicts in the genocide trial of Pol Pot’s senior henchmen has brought the curtain down on the main act of a controversial tribunal that has lasted more than a decade, cost more than $300 million and is finally nearing an end. Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan can appeal their latest convictions for genocide, crimes …

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The state prosecutor in Tajikistan is seeking a sentence of life in prison for the main suspect in an attack that killed four foreign cyclists on a mountain road in July, RFE/RL has learned. …

Germany’s foreign minister said Monday that Berlin will ban 18 Saudi nationals from entering Europe’s border-free Schengen zone because of their alleged links to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Heiko Maas said he had consulted with France and Britain before announcing the ban. “There are more questions than answers in this case, with …

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Japanese automaker Nissan says it has determined that its chairman, Carlos Ghosn, falsified reports about his compensation “over many years.” The company said its internal investigation also found Ghosn had used company assets for personal purposes. Japanese media are reporting Monday that Ghosn is being questioned by Tokyo prosecutors on allegations that he underreported his …

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Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s treason trial in Kyiv has been postponed due to his hospitalization in Russia. …

The chief prosecutor of Kyrgyzstan’s southern region of Batken has been killed during a hunting outing. …

A look at the best news photos from around the world. …