Oct 07 As impeachment looms, GOP revolts against Trump on Syria By Steve Peoples, Associated Press A chief Trump loyalist in Congress called the move "unnerving to the core." An influential figure in conservative media condemned it as "a disaster." And Trump's former top NATO envoy said it was "a big mistake" that would threaten the… Continue reading
Oct 07 McConnell splits with Trump on Syria pullout By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is opposing President Donald Trump's plan to pull U.S. troops from northern Syria, a rare policy split between the Senate's top Republican and Trump. Continue reading
Oct 07 U.S. troops begin pulling out of Syria, leaving Kurds without support By Bassem Mroue, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkey's leader has threatened for months to launch a military operation against Syria Kurdish forces, who he views as terrorists. Continue reading
Oct 07 U.S. to step aside in Syria, clearing path for Turkish assault on Kurds By Zeke Miller, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. move essentially abandons Kurdish fighters who fought alongside American forces in the yearslong battle to defeat Islamic State militants. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: U.S. adds 136,000 jobs as unemployment hits new 50-year low In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reports employers added a net 136,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent--a new 50-year low. But factories shed 2,000 jobs amid fears the manufacturing sector is now… Continue watching
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