Sri Lanka’s new cabinet was sworn by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the Audience hall of the sacred Temple of the tooth in Kandy. ( read original story ...)
O’Brien: ‘Possible’ Saudi Arabia could be next to make deal with Israel
National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien talks to Chuck Todd about a deal brokered between Israel and the UAE to normalize relations, during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press. ( read original story ...)
Factbox: Quotes on Thailand’s biggest protest in years
More than 10,000 people joined Thailand’s biggest anti-government protest in years on Sunday. “The prime minister (Prayuth Chan-ocha) would like to thank officials for keeping the peace during the ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Thailand’s anti-government protests
More than 10,000 people joined the biggest protest in Thailand since a 2014 coup on Sunday to demand that the government step down and bring in a new constitution for fresh elections. ( read original story ...)
Top Russian and U.S. diplomats discuss UN meeting on Iran
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke on the phone on Sunday about Russia's proposal to hold a video summit at the United Nations to discuss Iran, the ... ( read original story ...)
Israel-U.A.E. Diplomatic Deal Ratchets Up Tensions With Iran
Iran unleashed an angry broadside against the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, a deal signaling deeper cooperation between the Jewish state and ... ( read original story ...)
Iran ‘Snapback’ Isn’t Worth the Risk
It would weaken the Security Council veto, which serves U.S. interests at the U.N. ( read original story ...)
“Desert One”: Inside the failed 1980 hostage rescue in Iran
A new documentary explores the calamitous attempt to retrieve 53 Americans held in the captured U.S. Embassy in Tehran, a mission in which eight U.S. service members perished ... ( read original story ...)
UAE summons Iran charge d’affaires for ‘unacceptable’ Rouhani speech: WAM
The United Arab Emirates summoned Iran's charge d'affaires in Abu Dhabi in response to a speech by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that the foreign ministry described as "unacceptable", state news ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey draws another EU rebuke for latest plans at sea
Turkey drew another rebuke from the European Union on Sunday when it said its Yavuz energy drill ship would extend operations in disputed Mediterranean waters off Cyprus until mid-September. Yavuz ... ( read original story ...)