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Turkey will enter Syria’s Manbij if U.S. doesn’t remove YPG fighters, Erdogan says
Middle East
December 14, 2018
Turkey will enter Syria’s Manbij if U.S. doesn’t remove YPG fighters, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish forces will enter the Syrian town of Manbij if the United States does not remove…
US-backed forces retake IS hub in east Syria: monitor
Middle East
December 14, 2018
US-backed forces retake IS hub in east Syria: monitor
Kurdish-dominated forces backed by air strikes by a US-led coalition retook full control of a key jihadist hub in…
US seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in Africa
World
December 13, 2018
US seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in Africa
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants to see an increase in US investment and trade in Africa as part…
OPEC exit frees Qatar from US legal concerns
Middle East
December 13, 2018
OPEC exit frees Qatar from US legal concerns
DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) – Even before taking over Qatar’s energy policy in a government reshuffle last month, Qatar Petroleum (QP) CEO…
US believes Chinese intelligence behind Marriott hack
World
December 13, 2018
US believes Chinese intelligence behind Marriott hack
The United States said Wednesday that China was behind the massive hack of data from hotel giant Marriott, part of…
Pressure builds on Yemen’s warring parties as peace talks focus on port
Middle East
December 12, 2018
Pressure builds on Yemen’s warring parties as peace talks focus on port
RIMBO, Sweden (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties are being pressed to agree thorny confidence-building measures, including the status of…
Global economy in 2019: Growth beginning to fray
Economy
December 12, 2018
Global economy in 2019: Growth beginning to fray
American farmers have been forced to warehouse a bumper crop of soybeans, or sell at a loss, while a Midwest…
Commentary: Why Europe fears collapse of the Iran nuclear deal
Middle East
December 12, 2018
Commentary: Why Europe fears collapse of the Iran nuclear deal
Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s nuclear chief and former foreign minister, has warned that Iranians are running out of patience with the…
On Iraq’s border with Syria, Iran-backed militia warily eye US forces
Middle East
December 12, 2018
On Iraq’s border with Syria, Iran-backed militia warily eye US forces
Al-QAIM, Iraq (Reuters) – From a desert hillside guarded by Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitaries, commander Qasim Muslih can spot Islamic…
Ex-Trump aide Flynn does not deserve jail, lawyers say
World
December 12, 2018
Ex-Trump aide Flynn does not deserve jail, lawyers say
US President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor Michael Flynn does not deserve jail for lying about his contacts…