AFP, LONDON: The Israeli embassy in London sought to head off a diplomatic storm Sunday, apologising after one of its staff was caught on camera threatening to “take down” a British government minister. The Mail on Sunday newspaper posted the footage showing the embassy employee telling…

After vowing a smooth transition, President Barack Obama and Donald Trump are presiding over one of the most tumultuous transfers of power in US history,…

AFP, BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber targeted Baghdad’s main vegetable market Sunday, killing at least 12 people in the latest attack claimed by the Islamic State group as Iraqi forces battle the jihadists for Mosul. Iraqi forces have pushed IS out of much of the territory it once held, but this bombing…

AFP, WARSAW: A cold wave across Europe has left at least 23 dead in the past two days, including several migrants and homeless people, authorities said Saturday, with the frigid temperatures expected to continue through the weekend.  Russia meanwhile celebrated the coldest Orthodox Christmas in…

AFP, MIAMI: US authorities have charged the Iraq war vet accused of shooting five people dead and wounding six at a Florida airport with federal crimes that could carry the death penalty. The Justice Department on Saturday charged Esteban Santiago, 26, with firearms offenses and carrying out an act…

AFP, BERLIN: Germany’s domestic security chief warned Sunday that the country’s radical Islamist scene is not only growing, but becoming more decentralised, posing greater challenges to surveillance operations. In an interview with national news agency DPA, Hans-Georg Maassen also defended…