Iran is no one’s colony

THE American aggression against Iran is escalating to a level that threatens world war. On April 22, the USA declared that it has withdrawn ‘waivers’ given to China, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Italy and Greece, under the illegal US economic warfare campaign being

Fake news and public executions: Documents show a Russian company's plan for quelling protests in Sudan

When anti-government protests erupted in Sudan at the end of last year, the response of President Omar al-Bashir came straight from the dictators' playbook -- a crackdown that led to scores of civilian deaths.

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un hold first summit

Kim says visit to Russia an opportunity to exchange opinions From CNN's Jake Kwon in Seoul

Two Sri Lanka bombers were sons of Colombo spice tycoon, sources say

Two of the suicide bombers involved in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka were members of a prominent and wealthy family in Colombo, sources have told CNN, in a development that has rocked the small Muslim community in the city.

Trump digs in against Democrats but there may yet be consequences

It had been more than two years since Michael Caputo, the onetime campaign communications adviser to Donald Trump, had spoken to the man he helped elect president. It was a span that encompassed special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, a probe with which Caputo had

NATO at 70: retirement or renaissance?

US VICE-PRESIDENT Mike Pence has recently referred to NATO as, ‘the most successful military alliance in the history of the world.’ Of course, ‘success’ needs to be defined, especially when

Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia ahead of summit with Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia ahead of his planned summit with Vladimir Putin, Russian state news agency TASS reported Wednesday.

Bernie Sanders just gave the best political answer on impeachment

Bernie Sanders didn't build his political career on pragmatism. But on Monday night at a CNN-sponsored town hall, he showed that his presidential candidacy will be about more than simply

Lankans mourn as IS claims responsibility

Devastating Easter bombings in Sri Lanka were retaliation for attacks on mosques in New Zealand, a Sri Lankan official said on Tuesday, as Islamic State claimed responsibility for the coordinated blasts that killed 321 people.

How China is replacing America as Asia’s military titan

In 1938, in the midst of a long campaign to bring China under Communist Party rule, revolutionary leader Mao Zedong wrote, ‘Whoever has an army has power.’