Category: World

The United States and Kuwait are seeking to bridge a diplomatic split that opened up between Qatar and several Arab states over allegations that Doha supports extremism. …

It might seem like an oxymoron to some: A college fraternity where drinking is not allowed. But Alpha Lambda Mu, a fraternity active at seven U.S. universities, is comprised of Muslim members and non-Muslims who share Muslim ideals. And that means no drinking. “We have fun, but we don’t have the drinking and the drugs …

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Terror attacks have killed dozens of Europeans over the past few years. …

A team of open-source researchers investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has published reports linking the movements of Russian military equipment to the plane’s downing. …

Portland, Oregon, reeling from a stabbing attack by a white nationalist that left two victims dead last month, was the scene of violent clashes with police on Sunday, after competing rallies faced off in the city center, leading to 14 arrests. Ramon Taylor reports from Portland. …

Having predicted the last British election wrong, as well as June’s referendum on European Union membership, the country’s pollsters are understandably nervous about Thursday’s vote — even more so after Saturday’s terror attack in the heart of London. Before the attack, several opinion polls suggested a shift in public sentiment. Prime Minister Theresa May, who …

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Turkey says it will maintain a ban on visits by German politicians to the Incirlik air base, which has been at the center of a dispute between NATO allies since Ankara blocked a visit last month by German lawmakers. …

For the second time in a month Britain’s security services are facing awkward questions about their surveillance policies, after it emerged the ringleader of Saturday’s terror attack in the heart of London was known to them and had been interrogated in the past. The British-Pakistani, who police are not naming for operational reasons, was also …

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Facebook said it wanted to make its social media platform a “hostile environment” for terrorists in a statement issued after attackers killed seven people in London and prompted Prime Minister Theresa May to demand action from internet firms. Three attackers rammed a rental van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbed others nearby on Saturday …

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In April, Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian consumer rights and protection agency, said it was banning imports of Plantaze wine because of elevated levels of metalaxyl, a pesticide, and particle plastic diphtalata in some vintages. …

Voters in Mexico’s most populous state on Sunday could hand the ruling party a much-needed boost ahead of next year’s presidential elections or a potentially devastating blow by throwing off its uninterrupted 88-year local rule.   Voting centers opened in the morning amid complaints that some voters had received intimidating telephone calls warning them not …

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

Pakistani investigators say the mob lynching of a university student accused of blasphemy was premeditated. …

The topic of this week’s Majlis podcast was the Central Asians who made their way to Syria and Iraq to join with militant groups fighting in those two countries. …

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that it’s “great to have a president who is more concerned with Des Moines than Denmark,” after rolling up to a political fundraiser on a motorcycle. Pence was in Iowa Saturday at a fundraiser for Senator Joni Ernst dubbed “Roast and Ride,” a barbecue to honor U.S. veterans. …

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Rights activists in Hong Kong are set to commemorate the anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square protests, once again calling on China to revise its official explanation of the event. Sunday marks 28 years since Chinese tanks rolled into crowds of demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, opening fire and killing hundreds of pro-democracy activists. Some estimates put …

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Reuters news agency is reporting that dozens of civilians have been killed in the past two days while fleeing a Mosul neighborhood held by the Islamic State (IS) militant group. …

SpaceX launched its first recycled cargo ship to the International Space Station on Saturday, another milestone in its bid to drive down flight costs. After a two-day delay caused by thunderstorms, the unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off carrying a Dragon capsule that made a station delivery nearly three years ago. When this refurbished Dragon reaches …

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British police say they have responded to at least one “terrorist” incident in London, with witnesses saying several pedestrians had been struck down by a car on London Bridge and several other people had been stabbed near the site. …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that he once raised the possibility of Russia joining NATO with then-President Bill Clinton, and that Clinton said he had “no objection.” …

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis applauded China’s efforts to work with the international community on North Korea at an annual security forum in Singapore Saturday. But when it came to the South China Sea, he called China’s ongoing militarization of man-made islands there and its disregard for international order, unacceptable. “We cannot accept Chinese …

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The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is under way, and many believers are carrying out one of the five pillars of Islam with fasting and reflection. VOA’s Mariama Diallo reports on various local traditions among Muslims around the world and how they observe the breaking of each day’s fast. …

Questions about the U.S. commitment to the Asian region will be a key focus as Secretary of Defense James Mattis attends the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore this weekend. In recent years, the annual meeting has been an opportunity for countries in the region to voice frustrations and concern about China. This year, analysts say, Washington …

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Fears for Western hostages being held by the Taliban arose on June 2 after the Taliban threatened retaliation if the Afghan government executes Taliban prisoners in revenge for this week’s devastating truck bombing in Kabul. …