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US Senator John McCain labels Putin's Russia as a 'bigger threat than Isis'

McCain thinks Putin is the 'premier and most important threat' to the US.

May 29, 2017

By Oli Gamp

Vladimir Putin Russia Isis Syria Donald Trump

Opec 'not concerned' by Donald Trump's proposal to sell US strategic petroleum reserves

US President's plan to sell half of his country's crude oil reserves fails to unnerve Opec members.

May 26, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

Donald Trump OPEC Goldman Sachs

UK considers halting US intelligence sharing after Manchester attack photo leak

Salman Abedi's name was also revealed to American media.

May 25, 2017

By Tareq Haddad

G7 leaders should pay their fair share of UN's famine appeal, Oxfam says

Collectively the G7 nations have provided $1.7bn so far – just under 60% of their fair share.

May 24, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Zambia opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema

Zambian opposition leader's wife urges international community to help free Hakainde Hichilema

Hichilema has been in prison for 43 days on treason charges that carry the death penalty.

May 22, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte trip to Moscow

Duterte wants Russian precision bombs as he embarks on his first official trip to Moscow

President Rodrigo Duterte will be on an official five-day visit to Moscow to meet PM Dmitry Medvedev and President Vladimir Putin.

May 22, 2017

By Karen Noronha

Philippines Moscow Russia European Union

'Increasing international pressure' on Germany over Herero and Hama genocide in Namibia

The massacres of the Namibian tribes became known as the first genocide of the 20th century.

May 18, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Duterte rejects $280m aid from European Union to project Philippines as 'independent nation'

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte decided to reject grants to prevent EU from interfering in his drug war policy.

May 18, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Israel provided classified intel that Trump shared with Russian diplomats

The US and Israel reaffirmed their intelligence-sharing relationship in separate statements.

May 16, 2017

By Nicole Rojas

Israel White House

Sexual violence in Democratic Republic of Congo

Protect Dr Mukwege and thousands of sexual abuse victims in DRC, urges Panzi director

Tony Gambino speaks exclusively to IBTimes UK about risks posed during Monusco protection shake-up.

May 16, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

DRC

Row between Germany and Turkey escalates as Merkel mulls troop withdrawal

German soldiers at the Incirlik airbase may be moved to Jordan instead.

May 16, 2017

By Tareq Haddad

North Korea to launch Korean-style attacks on US and Seoul spy agencies over Kim Jong-un murder plot

South Korea to send special envoys to 5 countries in the wake of North Korea missile launch

The envoys will meet high-ranking officials in US, China, Japan, Germany and Russia to resume denuclearisation talks.

May 15, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

South Korea

Brexit Britain is the western end of China's Silk Road, claims Chancellor Philip Hammond

Chancellor Philip Hammond was in Beijing for the two-day talks.

May 14, 2017

By Tareq Haddad

Philip Hammond

Boris Johnson warns of Russia hacking UK election: 'Putin would rejoice' if Jeremy Corbyn won

The Kremlin has been accused of cyberattacks on the US and French elections.

May 13, 2017

By Will Worley

Jeremy Corbyn

North Korea open to talks with US: 'We'll have dialogue if the conditions are there'

Recently, US President Trump warned that a 'major, major conflict' with North Korea was possible.

May 13, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Donald Trump

Only financial pressure and sanctions on President Kabila 'can avert bloodshed' in DRC

Watchdog Enough Project tells IBTimes UK the US and EU need to act fast to avoid war.

May 12, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

DRC Joseph Kabila

How Burundi can benefit from historical China visit amid worsening crisis

Chinese VP Li Yuanchao is on a three-day visit to conflict-hit Burundi.

May 11, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza

Malaysia FA jittery about team travelling to North Korea for Asia Cup qualifier

The FA fears for the safety of players after diplomatic relations between Kuala Lumpur and Pyongyang soured following Kim Jong-nam's murder.

May 11, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

World leaders urged to cancel Somalia's $5.3bn debt amid threat of imminent famine

Somalia is facing the "largest humanitarian crisis in history of the United Nations".

May 11, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Somalia International Monetary Fund

‘Was he fired? You’re kidding’: Russia foreign minister Sergei Lavrov reacts to James Comey sacking

Russian Foreign Minister summed up universal shock at James Comey's 'termination' by Trump

Sergei Lavrov blindsided by reporters at Washington DC press conference.

May 10, 2017

By James Tennent

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