Jan 05 Iraq vote, Hezbollah threat leveled at US troops in Mideast By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The U.S. military presence in the Middle East was thrown into jeopardy Sunday, as Iraq's parliament voted to expel U.S. troops from their country while the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said the U.S. military across the region “will pay… Continue reading
Jan 05 Extremists attack Kenya military base, 3 Americans killed By Abdi Guled, Tom Odula, Cara Anna, Associated Press Al-Shabab extremists overran a key military base used by U.S. counterterror forces in Kenya before dawn Sunday, killing three American Department of Defense personnel and destroying several U.S. aircraft and vehicles before they were repelled, U.S. and Kenyan authorities said. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 5:41 U.S.-Iran tensions: a diplomatic quagmire for the Middle East Iran is vowing revenge after U.S. airstrikes on Friday killed the country’s military leader Qassem Suleimani. Thousands of American troops are heading to the Middle East as tensions with Tehran escalate. Douglas Ollivant, former Director for Iraq at the National… Continue watching
Jan 04 More U.S. troops deploy to Mideast amid tensions with Iran By Sarah Blake Morgan, Jonathan Drew, Associated Press Hundreds of U.S. soldiers deployed Saturday from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Kuwait to serve as reinforcements in the Middle East amid rising tensions following the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general. Continue reading
Jan 04 NATO suspends training mission in Iraq citing security By Associated Press NATO says it has suspended a training mission for soldiers in the Iraqi army in the wake of the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Continue reading
Jan 04 Small cracks have appeared in GOP unity on impeachment trial By Matthew Daly, Associated Press For now, Republicans are holding the line behind Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s position that they should start the trial and hear arguments from House prosecutors and Trump’s defense team before deciding what to do. But small cracks in GOP… Continue reading
Jan 04 Iran general steps out of Soleimani’s shadow to lead proxies By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A new Iranian general has stepped out of the shadows to lead the country's expeditionary Quds Force, becoming responsible for Tehran's proxies across the Mideast as the Islamic Republic threatens the U.S. with “harsh revenge” for killing its previous head,… Continue reading
Jan 04 60 dead in landslides, flash floods in Indonesia’s capital By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Landslides and floods triggered by torrential downpours have left at least 60 people dead in and around Indonesia’s capital, as rescuers struggled to search for people apparently buried under tons of mud, officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 04 Thousands mourn Iranian general as region braces for revenge By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Thousands of mourners chanting “America is the Great Satan” marched in a funeral procession Saturday through Baghdad for Iran's top general and Iraqi militant leaders, who were killed in a U.S. airstrike. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch Making NewsHour Weekend: A year of covering resilience and hope By PBS NewsHour This year, NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano and Zachary Green reported on stories that epitomized human resilience, including a Haitian doctor’s fight against HIV and AIDS, how the Jewish community in Pittsburgh is healing a year after the Tree of Life… Continue watching