Bloomberg Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the State of Palestine, rejected an offer to hold a joint meeting with US presidential adviser Jared Kushner and other Arab leaders, Al Hayat reported, citing diplomatic sources. The president saw the offer as an American maneuver to pressure the Palestinians into accepting a peace plan on Israel’s terms and achieving the “real objective” ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump left the door open to recognising Russia’s annexation of Crimea, telling reporters that such a move would be up for discussion when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month. “We’re going to have to see,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One when asked if the US would accept Russia’s claim on the territory ...

Bloomberg Singapore faces its highest terrorism threat level since the time of the September 11 attacks in the US in 2001 and the 2002 Bali bombings, Singapore’s defense minister said. “There are no signs to indicate that this will abate within even the next decade,” Ng Eng Hen said. “This is a long-term problem, and we have to deal with ...