
FOREIGN POLICY
Maduro receives US envoy in Miraflores
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro receives American veteran diplomat Tom Shannon in Caracas.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro receives American veteran diplomat Tom Shannon in Caracas.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with French President Francois Hollande in Paris.

Human Rights Watch says the Manama should reverse its decision on revoking the citizenship of a prominent Shia cleric.

The International Monetary Fund is warning the US to tackle poverty, downgrading its forecast for the country’s economy this year.

Donald Trump is a sideshow who is there to help Hillary Clinton get elected president of the United States, an American writer says.

A high-ranking American general says the US needs a tougher approach towards Libya.

Anti-EU campaign in the UK has once again pulled ahead of the Remain campaign, hours before the EU referendum.

An Israeli court hands life sentences to four Palestinians for alleged involvement in the killing of an illegal settler couple last October.

A UN official urges the Bahraini regime to guarantee freedom of expression and assembly in the Persian Gulf country.

A group of Democratic representatives are staging a sit-in on the House floor to force a vote on a gun-control bill.

Israel’s military intelligence chief reiterates that Tel Aviv prefers Daesh over the "Iran-allied" government of President Assad.

Turkish prosecutors ask for three activists to be sentenced to up to 14 years in prison.

Saudi officers are participating in the war in Syria directly alongside the Takfiri militants, a report says.

Norway parliament authorizes potential deployment of troops to Syria.

EU diplomatic sources say the 28-nation politico-economic bloc will open new membership talks with Turkey as planned in a few days.

Germany, France, the European Union, NATO and Turkey voice support for Britain remaining in the EU.

A Spanish minister faces calls for resignation over a controversial conversation leaked to the media.

The last Russian inmate at Guantanamo prison hopes a review board would approve his release.