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EXPLAINER: How could US drawdown in Iraq aid IS, Iran?
Features/Interviews
December 3, 2020
EXPLAINER: How could US drawdown in Iraq aid IS, Iran?
In a quest to root out Islamic State group hideouts over the summer, Iraqi forces on the ground cleared nearly…
Coronavirus is becoming a political behemoth
Opinion
April 16, 2020
Coronavirus is becoming a political behemoth
Back in December 2019, news outlets around the world started reporting on a mysterious virus coming out of China. The…
Iran uses violence, politics to try to push US out of Iraq
Middle East
January 23, 2020
Iran uses violence, politics to try to push US out of Iraq
Iran has long sought the withdrawal of American forces from neighboring Iraq, but the U.S. killing of an Iranian general…
World Court orders US to ensure Iran sanctions don’t hit humanitarian aid
Middle East
October 3, 2018
World Court orders US to ensure Iran sanctions don’t hit humanitarian aid
The World Court ordered the United States on Wednesday to ensure that sanctions against Iran, due to be tightened next…
China: Trade talks with the US are back on
World
August 16, 2018
China: Trade talks with the US are back on
Chine says new talks with the United States are set to take place amid the trade war between the two…
US lifts restrictions on $195 million in military aid for Egypt: official
Egypt
July 26, 2018
US lifts restrictions on $195 million in military aid for Egypt: official
The Trump administration has decided to unfreeze $195 million in military aid to Egypt which it had previously withheld because…
Top House Republican urges Trump, China’s Xi to meet on trade: Fox
World
July 19, 2018
Top House Republican urges Trump, China’s Xi to meet on trade: Fox
The top Republican lawmaker overseeing trade policies on Sunday called for a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese…
Mexico opposes U.S. plan to make it take asylum seekers – document, source
World
July 13, 2018
Mexico opposes U.S. plan to make it take asylum seekers – document, source
Mexico is opposed to a U.S. request to make people seeking asylum in the United States apply in Mexico instead,…
The US has started ‘the biggest trade war’ in history: China
World
July 6, 2018
The US has started ‘the biggest trade war’ in history: China
China on Friday accused the United States of starting “the biggest trade war in economic history” as the two sides…
Trump to ask Justice Department to look into campaign surveillance claims
World
May 21, 2018
Trump to ask Justice Department to look into campaign surveillance claims
US President Donald Trump demanded on Twitter on Sunday that the Justice Department look into whether his 2016 presidential…