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U.N. documents further Syrian regime use of banned chemical arms, fears Idlib 'massacre'
U.N. investigators said on Wednesday that they had documented three further uses of banned chlorine weapons by Syrian government forces that constituted war crimes, and urged major powers to help avert a "massacre" in the final battle for Idlib. The attacks caused injuries in the ...
Palestinians file war crimes claim against Israel at ICC over West Bank Bedouin hamlet
A top official said Tuesday the Palestinians have filed a new complaint against Israel with the International Criminal Court, after the United States said it would resort to any means to protect its allies against such actions at the international war crimes body. The move ...
U.S. threatens to arrest ICC judges who probe Americans for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan
The United States threatened Monday to arrest and sanction judges and other officials of the International Criminal Court if it moves to charge any American who served in Afghanistan with war crimes. White House National Security Adviser John Bolton called the Hague-based rights body "unaccountable" ...
John Bolton: U.S. 'still waiting' for denuclearization action by North Korea's Kim
President Donald Trump has a door open for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but is still waiting for action on denuclearization, his top security adviser said Monday. "We're still waiting for them. The possibility of another meeting between the two presidents obviously ...
At Dimona reactor, Netanyahu warns Israel's foes they risk ruin
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a visit to a secretive Israeli atomic reactor on Wednesday to warn the country's enemies that it has the means to destroy them, in what appeared to be a veiled reference to its assumed nuclear arsenal. "Those who threaten to ...
Look at China, North Korea, Iran for election meddling, not Russia: U.S.
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton on Sunday singled out China, North Korea and Iran as countries that could possibly meddle in American elections — as President Donald Trump railed about a probe into Russian interference in 2016. Trump himself pointed the finger of blame ...
Trump delays proposed Putin meeting until 2019 after Robert Mueller's 'Russia witch hunt' is over
The Trump administration on Wednesday sought to fend off accusations that the president is too soft on Russia, putting off a proposed second summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and declaring the U.S. will never recognize Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea. As members of the ...
The Trump administration has launched an offensive of speeches and online communications meant to foment unrest and help pressure Iran to end its nuclear program and its support of militant groups, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said. More than half a dozen current and ...
Top Trump official says U.S. has plan to dismantle North Korean WMD programs within a year
The United States has a plan that would lead to the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in a year, U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Sunday, although U.S. intelligence reported signs that Pyongyang doesn't intend to fully ...
Trump will press Putin on election meddling denials: John Bolton
U.S. President Donald Trump will press Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Moscow's denial of meddling in the 2016 presidential election when the two leaders meet next month, national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday. Bolton said he discussed concerns about Russian meddling in the ...
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16 for their first bilateral summit as the leaders seek to reverse a downward spiral in relations that has been exacerbated by findings that Russia meddled in U.S. elections. The Kremlin and the ...
Helsinki emerges as possible location for Trump-Putin summit: U.S. official
The Finnish capital of Helsinki is being considered as a location for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said over the weekend it was likely Trump ...
