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Pakistan starts behind-scenes aid to US-Taliban talks
Middle East
February 8, 2019
Pakistan starts behind-scenes aid to US-Taliban talks
WASHINGTON/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan, long at odds with the United States over the war in Afghanistan, has begun to…
Guantanamo prison looms as option as ISIS fight ends
Middle East
February 8, 2019
Guantanamo prison looms as option as ISIS fight ends
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Guantanamo Bay detention center would receive new prisoners for the first time in more than a…
Kushner to visit Middle East on peace plan’s economic part
Middle East
February 8, 2019
Kushner to visit Middle East on peace plan’s economic part
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will travel to at least five Arab countries in late February…
Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change
World
February 7, 2019
Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York are calling for a Green New Deal intended to…
Netanyahu channeling Trump in Israel’s election campaign
Middle East
February 7, 2019
Netanyahu channeling Trump in Israel’s election campaign
JERUSALEM (AP) — Seeking re-election under a cloud of criminal investigations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks to be channeling…
US promises to keep ISIS fight after ‘100%’ defeat
Middle East
February 7, 2019
US promises to keep ISIS fight after ‘100%’ defeat
The United States promised Wednesday to stay focused on permanently destroying the ISIS group but asked concerned allies to contribute…
Netanyahu election rival moots West Bank settlement removals
Middle East
February 6, 2019
Netanyahu election rival moots West Bank settlement removals
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s toughest election rival voiced openness on Wednesday to a future removal of…
‘Get out of Syria,’ Iranian officials tell US
Middle East
February 6, 2019
‘Get out of Syria,’ Iranian officials tell US
GENEVA (Reuters) – Senior Iranian figures said on Wednesday that Syria was a top foreign policy priority and American troops…
Afghan gov’t must be ‘decision-maker’ in any peace deal: Ghani
Middle East
February 6, 2019
Afghan gov’t must be ‘decision-maker’ in any peace deal: Ghani
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday no peace deal between the Taliban and the United States…
Senate breaks from Trump with Syria troop vote
Middle East
February 5, 2019
Senate breaks from Trump with Syria troop vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led US Senate backed largely symbolic legislation on Monday that broke with President Donald Trump by…