... trim benefits that date to the 1930s. ... Judy Woodruff: In the day's other news: Russia moved to forging even closer ties with NATO member Turkey today. In Ankara, Russia's President Vladimir Putin met with Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They approved plans for Russia to build Turkey's ...
... On Sunday, Turkish troops and Syrian opposition fighters allied with Ankara marched into Afrin, nearly two months after Turkey began its offensive on the enclave. Turkey considers the Syrian Kurdish militia in Afrin a "terrorist" group and an extension of its own Kurdish insurgency within Turkey. "I am worried about ...
... In an attempt to prevent such a move east, Washington began discussions to address Turkey's concerns about the Kurdish militia's presence in Manbij. Turkey wants the YPG to pull out from the town. Meanwhile, U.S. and Kurdish officials said Turkey's fight with the YPG has distracted ...
... said. Even if the Kurds are beaten in Afrin, said Hof, it's possible that they could retaliate elsewhere in Syria, prompting further action by Turkey. The end result, he said, could be U.S. troops unintentionally caught in the crossfire. Aliriza though warns Erdogan is unlikely to abandon the ...
... Of course. Of course. And they should collect weapons that they have even already -- I mean, as of yesterday, there have been rockets sent to Turkey, a hospital, a restaurant, a house. And they have killed and wounded scores of people. And most of those weapons, I'm confident, were ...
... Judy Woodruff: In the day's other news- The United States pressed Turkey to call off its assault on Kurdish forces in Southwest Syria. The Turks are targeting Kurds around the city of Afrin, saying they're allied with rebels inside Turkey. The U.S. supports the Syrian Kurds ...
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has finalized a deal with Moscow for the purchase of Russia's S-400 anti-missile system, Turkish defense officials announced Friday, despite concerns voiced by some of the NATO member's allies. The deal, which would make Turkey the first member of the military alliance to ...
... Judy Woodruff: In the day's other news, the government of Turkey says President Trump has agreed to stop arming Kurdish fighters in Syria. The foreign minister says Mr. Trump made the pledge in a phone call to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Later, the White House informed Erdogan of ...
... actually the first president to receive a turkey from the National Turkey Federation seventy years ago. So, who was the first president to pardon a turkey? Lincoln, it appears, was the first on record, but it was a Christmas turkey that his son had taken a liking to. President John ...
... Thanksgiving dishes. Despite vociferous ad campaigns, few associate Welch’s grape juice or Diamond walnuts with Thanksgiving today. But those early 20th-century ads for turkey clearly resonated: Today, nearly 88 percent of U.S. households have turkey on Thanksgiving, and approximately 20 percent of the turkeys consumed in any ...
Support Provided By: Learn more
Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.
Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.