Politics Dec 23 Trump loses U.S. envoy to anti-IS coalition over Syria plan Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
Politics Dec 21 Trump decided to withdraw U.S. troops after call with Turkish prime minister Trump stunned his Cabinet, lawmakers and much of the world with the move by rejecting the advice of his top aides and agreeing to a withdrawal in a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week, two officials…
World Dec 19 Trump pulling all U.S. troops from Syria, declaring ISIS defeated The move contradicts President Trump's own experts' assessments and is sparking surprise and outrage from his party's lawmakers who called his action rash and dangerous.
World Dec 14 Pompeo condemns China’s detention of 2 Canadians After a high stakes meeting Friday with his Canadian counterpart, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned the arrest of two Canadians in China and called on Beijing to release them.
Politics Dec 07 Trump says he will nominate Heather Nauert as next UN ambassador Nauert is to replace Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who announced in October that she would step down as ambassador at the end of this year…
World Nov 16 North Korea deports American, boasts of ‘ultramodern’ weapon Experts say the weapon test was likely an expression of anger by North Korea at U.S.-led international sanctions.
Politics Nov 05 U.S. sanctions on Iran take effect The sanctions target Iran's energy, financial and shipping sectors and are aimed at crippling the country's economy following President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal.
Politics Nov 02 Trump administration reimposes all U.S. sanctions on Iran The sanctions will take effect Monday and cover Iran's shipping, financial and energy sectors. It's the second batch of penalties that the administration has reimposed since President Donald Trump withdrew from the landmark deal in May.
World Oct 31 Pompeo and Mattis call for Yemen cease-fire, political talks The renewed push for a political solution in Yemen comes amid growing criticism of U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia's Yemen air campaign in the aftermath of the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Turkey.
Politics Oct 30 U.S. government broadcaster to punish workers for George Soros report Recently, Soros has been accused without evidence by right-wing commentators and politicians of funding migrants heading to the U.S. from Central America.