Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb (L) speaks with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte (C) and his Estonian counterpart Taavi Roivas as they take part in an emergency meeting to discuss Europe’s response to the Mediterranean migrants crisis at the European Council in Brussels, April 23, 2015. EU heads of states are holding a summit to find a solution to the migrant crisis in the 28-nation bloc... 

A senior State Department official says US President Barack Obama has made up his mind to attack Syria even without congressional approval. “That’s going to happen, anyway,” the unnamed official said in an interview with Fox News. The official added that that was why Obama, in his Rose Garden remarks over the weekend, was careful to establish that he believes he has the authority to launch a... 

President Obama meets with his national security team A US official says President Barack Obama meets his national security team over Syria again. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, added that the US president was meeting his National Security Council at the White House over plans for a possible military action against Syria. Washington is also expected to release a report it claims... 

The UN Security Council passed a resolution against North Korea on January 22, 2013. North Korea has threatened to take ‘physical countermeasures’ against South Korea, following a UN resolution adopted against Pyongyang for its rocket launch in December 2012. “If the South Korean puppet regime of traitors directly participates in the so-called UN sanctions, strong physical countermeasures would... 

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere has reaffirmed his opposition to military intervention in Syria, saying diplomacy favors over military action. “The failure of diplomacy must not automatically bring about the onset of the military,” the minister told told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, AFP reported on Sunday. He said Kofi Annan’s... 

The military showdown in the Persian Gulf seems even more inevitable, with the UK foreign secretary not ruling out military action against Iran. Applying even more pressure to the country, Europe may ban Iranian oil imports by the end of the month. ­The UK will continue to pursue a diplomatic solution to bringing Iran to the negotiating table, although, according to the UK Foreign Secretary William... 

Relations: Mr Lavrov visited Downing Street earlier this month during which time it is likely that the Middle East unrest would have been discussed. Russia’s top diplomat has today dismissed plans to create a no-fly zone over Libya as embattled leader Moammar Gaddafi unleashed bombing raids, special forces and army troops in a desperate bid to retain power. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov...