The bloody carnage in the gay-club of Florida â“ the deadliest mass shooting in the US history raised stakes in the presidential race with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton clashing on how to handle terrorism, immigrants and gun control. </p>

// Jun. 18, 2016 - 16:30 GMT

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuelaâ™s embattled president is struggling to block referendum aimed at removing him from office in a desperate effort to prevent another color revolution in Latin America. </p>

// Jun. 18, 2016 - 16:15 GMT

Captains of world business and policymakers braved Western sanctions to participate in the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum which proved to be a brainstorming session on how to capitalize on the new global economic reality and unfreeze interaction with Russia.

// Jun. 18, 2016 - 16:10 GMT

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton claimed she has already won the primaries by securing enough number of Democratic delegates to be nominated presidential candidate, but despite euphoria in Clintonâ™s camp growing number of Americans want to see her no more in the White House. </p>

// Jun. 11, 2016 - 16:43 GMT

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his fourth trip to the US on a visit that made Washington recognize India as a âœmajor defense partnerâ� and give it back artifacts that were once stolen from it. </p>

// Jun. 11, 2016 - 16:39 GMT

Syrian government forces backed by Russian airstrikes and the US-led coalition are both advancing on Daesh-controlled Raqqa in two separate offensives, which will ultimately determine the fate of the war on âœIslamic Stateâ� terrorists in Syria and Iraq. </p>

// Jun. 11, 2016 - 16:34 GMT

Moshe Ya'alon, Israeliâ™s former Defense Minister who resigned following his sheer disagreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hinted that he will run for the national leadership and accused Netanyahuâ™s camp of sacrificing the interests of the country. </p>

// Jun. 04, 2016 - 16:30 GMT

Amid signals that the EU is not ready to give up its sanctions policy against Russia, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker braved the hardliners by announcing that he would attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to meet President Putin.

// Jun. 04, 2016 - 16:15 GMT

Iraqi forces backed by the US-led coalition launched a major offensive to retake the strategic city of Fallujah – the symbol of the USâ™ War on Iraq which has been held by Daesh for the last two years. </p>

// Jun. 04, 2016 - 16:00 GMT

After the departure of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu following his row with President Erdogan, Turkeyâ™s ruling party picked the new head of the cabinet to be former Transport Minister Binali Yildirim, the man who echoes everything that the countryâ™s strongman says. </p>

// May. 28, 2016 - 00:00 GMT