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US to host global summit on Iran in Poland
Middle East
January 11, 2019
US to host global summit on Iran in Poland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to jointly host a global summit focused on the Middle East, particularly Iran,…
China pledges easier tourist access to Tibet
World
January 11, 2019
China pledges easier tourist access to Tibet
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government in Tibet said it will boost numbers and cut waiting times for foreign tourists…
US withdrawal from Syria has started: official
Middle East
January 11, 2019
US withdrawal from Syria has started: official
After days of back and forth over US President Donald Trump’s decision to pullout American troops from Syria, a US…
Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?
Middle East
January 9, 2019
Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?
WASHINGTON (AP) — What to do with hundreds of foreign ISIS fighters captured in Syria has become a critical and…
Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games
Middle East
January 9, 2019
Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games
BEIRUT (AP) — They always anticipated US support would run out, but President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to rapidly pull…
Erdogan rebukes Bolton over Kurdish militia comments
Middle East
January 8, 2019
Erdogan rebukes Bolton over Kurdish militia comments
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan rebuked Washington’s national security adviser on Tuesday for demanding that Turkey does not harm…
N. Korea’s Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit
World
January 8, 2019
N. Korea’s Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday on an unannounced visit for talks with President Xi…
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces resignation
World
January 8, 2019
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces resignation
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced Monday he would step down next month, more than three years before his…
Trump warns US gov’t shutdown could last ‘long time’
World
January 3, 2019
Trump warns US gov’t shutdown could last ‘long time’
US President Donald Trump met top Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday, but they failed to hammer out an agreement that would…
Israeli settlement activity surges in Trump era
Middle East
January 2, 2019
Israeli settlement activity surges in Trump era
JERUSALEM (AP) — With little resistance from a friendly White House, a new Israeli settlement push has launched in the…