Oct 01 A year after journalist Khashoggi’s killing, Saudi Arabia has provided few details By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Jamal Khashoggis son and a U.N. investigator are speaking out ahead of the anniversary of the Washington Post columnists death at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Continue reading
Sep 30 Turkey vows to keep investigating journalist Khashoggi’s killing By Associated Press In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Turkey's president blamed the murder on a "shadow state within the kingdom's government — not the Saudi state or people."… Continue reading
Sep 10 Turkey accuses U.S. of stalling on Syria ‘safe zone’ plans By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told journalists that Washington was too strongly involved with U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters and was stalling on plans for the safe zone. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: Taliban inflict more deadly violence in Afghanistan In our news wrap Thursday, a Taliban car bombing in Afghanistan killed two NATO soldiers and 10 civilians. One of the soldiers was American -- the fourth to die in two weeks. Another deadly bombing occurred hours later. Also, British… Continue watching
Aug 07 Erdogan hails Turkey-U.S. efforts on Syria zone By Associated Press The Turkish and American officials ended three days of talks in Ankara to discuss plans for a safe zone on Wednesday, saying they had agreed to set up an operations center in Turkey "as soon as possible."… Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: U.S., China exchange new threats on trade In our news wrap Tuesday, China’s central bank denied manipulating its currency to gain advantage in a trade fight with the U.S. Beijing urged Washington to pull back on trade aggression, but White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow countered that… Continue watching
Aug 02 Who is ‘the opposition’ in Syria after 8 years of war? By Ellie Sennett In Syria, life in an “opposition stronghold” can mean many different things. Continue reading
Aug 01 Syria says it agrees to cease-fire in rebel stronghold of Idlib By Albert Aji, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The decision came hours after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres authorized an investigation into attacks on health facilities and schools in the rebel-held enclave, following a petition from 10 members of the U.N. Security Council. Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: Steven Cook on Turkey-Russian ties and its effects on NATO By Ali Rogin A dispute between Turkey and the U.S. over a missile defense system has left observers questioning whether Turkey is strengthening its ties with Russia, to the long-term detriment of its NATO partners. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 8:57 Where U.S.-Turkey relations stand after dispute over purchase of Russian missiles The White House announced Wednesday that the U.S. will not sell billions of dollars of next-generation fighter planes to Turkey, after the NATO ally purchased advanced Russian surface-to-air missiles. Amna Nawaz talks to Admiral James Stavridis, who served as NATO's… Continue watching