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US flag flies in Syria’s Manbij despite pullout notice
Middle East
December 31, 2018
US flag flies in Syria’s Manbij despite pullout notice
The Stars and Stripes fluttered above four US armored vehicles driving through drizzle in the Syrian city of Manbij Sunday,…
Trump vows to ‘destroy’ ISIS before leaving Syria
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Trump vows to ‘destroy’ ISIS before leaving Syria
A senior Republican senator said Sunday that President Donald Trump had promised to stay in Syria to finish the job…
Trump blames Democrats for migrant children’s death, amid budget impasse
World
December 30, 2018
Trump blames Democrats for migrant children’s death, amid budget impasse
US President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed opposition Democrats for the death of two immigrant children in US custody,…
Taliban dismiss Afghanistan’s peace talks offer
Middle East
December 30, 2018
Taliban dismiss Afghanistan’s peace talks offer
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Taliban have rejected Kabul’s offer of talks next month in Saudi Arabia where the…
2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died
Middle East
December 29, 2018
2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The 2-year-old son of a Yemeni woman who sued the Trump administration to let her…
Trump says build US-Mexico wall or he’ll seal border
World
December 29, 2018
Trump says build US-Mexico wall or he’ll seal border
President Donald Trump threatened Friday to seal the US-Mexico border “entirely” if Congress does not approve billions of dollars…
Syrian army enters Manbij in new alliance with Kurds
Middle East
December 28, 2018
Syrian army enters Manbij in new alliance with Kurds
Syrian troops deployed in support of Kurdish forces around the strategic northern city of Manbij on Friday, in a shift…
Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks
Middle East
December 28, 2018
Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – As moves toward peace pick up in Afghanistan, the Taliban are trying to show they have…
How Trump, Erdogan phone call changed Syrian war
Middle East
December 28, 2018
How Trump, Erdogan phone call changed Syrian war
ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s declaration in a phone call with Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling US…
Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal
Middle East
December 28, 2018
Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Alarmed by a US decision to leave Syria, Kurds leaders who run much of the north are…