France has been under a state of emergency since a series of attacks claimed by the Islamic State group killed 130 people in Paris on November 13, 2015, and tensions increased this week as the anniversary of the January attacks approached. Soldiers were posted in fro ....

“Issues pertaining to national and regional security were discussed during the meeting,” the Prime Minister’s Office here said in a brief statement. The meeting was attended by Ishaq Dar, Minister for Finance; Nisar Ali Khan, Minister for Interior; ....

Mr. Kerry told reporters on Thursday that he spoke by phone with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. He said that China’s approach to North Korea had failed. Mr. Kerry rejected a reporter’s suggestion that the Obama administration had neglected the North Ko ....

The broadcasts will draw a furious response from North Korea, which considers them an act of psychological warfare. Pyongyang is extremely sensitive to any outside criticism of the authoritarian leadership of Mr. Kim, the third member of his family to rule. When South K ....

 North Korea said it conducted a powerful hydrogen bomb test on Wednesday, a defiant and surprising move that, if confirmed, would be a huge jump in Pyongyang’s quest to improve its still-limited nuclear arsenal. South Korea’s spy agency and outside nucl ....

 North Korea said it conducted a powerful hydrogen bomb test on Wednesday, a defiant and surprising move that, if confirmed, would be a huge jump in Pyongyang’s quest to improve its still-limited nuclear arsenal. South Korea’s spy agency and outside nucl ....

“My opponent says that as a senator, she told bankers to ‘cut it out’ and end their destructive behaviour,” Mr. Sanders said of Ms. Clinton. “But, in my view, establishment politicians are the ones who need to ‘cut it out’. &ls ....

The U.S said it considered the latest nuclear explosion carried out by North Korea a matter of U.S. national security, and declared that it would stand steadfast in its alliance commitment to South Korea. North Korea has repeatedly threatened the U.S. and has described the ....

As opposed to the atomic bomb, the kind dropped on Japan in the closing days of World War II, the hydrogen bomb, or so-called “superbomb” can be far more powerful, experts say, by 1,000 times or more. North Korea’s first three nuclear tests, from 20 ....

Sri Lankan gemmologists say the sapphire was found in the city of Ratnapura, in southern Sri Lanka, which is known as the ’City of Gems.’ It could fetch $175 million It has now been valued at $100 million with estimates that it could even be sold at au ....