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Biden to join eastern European NATO states summit, focus seen on Ukraine
World
May 10, 2021
Biden to join eastern European NATO states summit, focus seen on Ukraine
US President Joe Biden will join a virtual summit of eastern European NATO states held in the Romanian capital Bucharest…
Roaring tanker fire kills 7, injures 14 in Afghan capital
Middle East
May 2, 2021
Roaring tanker fire kills 7, injures 14 in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A searing blaze that roared through dozens of fuel tankers on the northern edge of the…
Turkey summons US ambassador over genocide announcement
Middle East
April 25, 2021
Turkey summons US ambassador over genocide announcement
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s foreign ministry has summoned the US ambassador in Ankara to protest the US decision to mark…
Biden told Erdogan he plans to call 1915 massacres of Armenians genocide -sources
Middle East
April 24, 2021
Biden told Erdogan he plans to call 1915 massacres of Armenians genocide -sources
US President Joe Biden on Friday told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that he intends to recognize the 1915 massacres of…
Russia orders troops back after massive drills in Crimea
World
April 22, 2021
Russia orders troops back after massive drills in Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s defense minister on Thursday ordered troops back to their permanent bases following massive drills in Crimea…
US exit from Afghanistan: Leaving local staff at Taliban’s mercy
Middle East
April 22, 2021
US exit from Afghanistan: Leaving local staff at Taliban’s mercy
Sekandar (name changed), who lives in Kabul, started working in 2019 as an interpreter for US Special Forces at Bagram Airbase,…
UN agrees to deploy cease-fire monitors in Libya
Middle East
April 17, 2021
UN agrees to deploy cease-fire monitors in Libya
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council has authorized international monitors to watch over a nearly six-month-old cease-fire agreement…
Turkey hires US lobbying firm to return to F-35 jet program
Middle East
February 19, 2021
Turkey hires US lobbying firm to return to F-35 jet program
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has hired a Washington-based law firm to lobby for its readmission to the US F-35 fighter…
Taliban threat in Afghanistan ‘will significantly rise,’ says German defense minister
Middle East
February 19, 2021
Taliban threat in Afghanistan ‘will significantly rise,’ says German defense minister
NATO has made no decision on whether or when to pull out of Afghanistan, the military alliance’s top official said on…
NATO to agree larger Iraq training force as violence rises
Middle East
February 16, 2021
NATO to agree larger Iraq training force as violence rises
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO defense ministers are set to expand the military alliance’s training mission in Iraq once the coronavirus…