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Turkey warns US of blowback from decision to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria
May 11, 2017
Turkey warns US of blowback from decision to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria
Turkey warned the United States on Wednesday that a decision to arm Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in Syria could…
US likely to expand airline laptop ban to Europe: government officials
May 11, 2017
US likely to expand airline laptop ban to Europe: government officials
The Trump administration is likely to expand a ban on laptops on commercial aircraft to include some European countries, but…
Saudis paid for US veterans to lobby against 9/11 lawsuit law
May 11, 2017
Saudis paid for US veterans to lobby against 9/11 lawsuit law
After Congress passed a new law allowing Sept. 11 victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia in US courts, opponents mounted…
Malaysia’s top Islamic State operative killed in Syria: police
May 9, 2017
Malaysia’s top Islamic State operative killed in Syria: police
Malaysia's most-wanted member of the Islamic State militant group has been killed in Syria, police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said…
‘Optimism’ for release of remaining Chibok hostages in Nigeria: Security analyst
May 8, 2017
‘Optimism’ for release of remaining Chibok hostages in Nigeria: Security analyst
The 82 Chibok girls who arrived in the Nigerian capital Abuja by military helicopter on Sunday for a meeting with…
South Sudan child refugees top one million: UN
May 8, 2017
South Sudan child refugees top one million: UN
War has now forced more than one million children to flee South Sudan and uprooted 1.4 million others within the…
Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin: projections
May 7, 2017
Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin: projections
Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen,…
Saudi Arabia, US in talks on billions in arms sales: US sources
May 7, 2017
Saudi Arabia, US in talks on billions in arms sales: US sources
Washington is working to push through contracts for tens of billions of dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, some…
Denmark bans six ‘hate preachers’ from entering the country
May 6, 2017
Denmark bans six ‘hate preachers’ from entering the country
Denmark on Tuesday banned five Islamic clerics and an American evangelical Christian pastor from entering the country, calling them "hate…
‘Mother’ should not be used to describe a bomb: Pope Francis
May 6, 2017
‘Mother’ should not be used to describe a bomb: Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Saturday criticized the naming of the US military's biggest non-nuclear explosive as "the Mother of All Bombs",…