Jan 29 McConnell warns against leaving Syria and Afghanistan 'too hastily' By Associated Press The comments appeared to be a pushback against the Trump administration. Continue reading
Jan 29 'El Chapo' defense rests case after 30 minutes By Tom Hays, Associated Press After a prosecution that spanned 11 weeks and had its share of bombshells, attorney Jeffrey Lichtman called one witness and entered one document into evidence before resting the defense's case. Continue reading
Jan 29 China tells U.S. to stop 'unreasonable crackdown' on Huawei By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China called on the U.S. government on Tuesday to "stop the unreasonable crackdown" on Huawei after the United States stepped up pressure on the tech giant by indicting it on charges of stealing technology and violating sanctions on Iran. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: Chinese tech giant Huawei faces U.S. criminal charges In our Monday news wrap, Matthew Whitaker, the acting attorney general, says special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is close to completion. Whitaker said he’s been fully briefed and hopes to receive the final report as soon as possible. Also, Chinese… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 10:35 U.S. and Taliban peace talks make progress toward ending war in Afghanistan The draft framework of an Afghan peace deal: If the Taliban agree to a cease-fire, working directly with the Afghan government and preventing terror groups from using Afghanistan as a base for planning attacks, U.S. forces will withdraw. John Yang… Continue watching
Jan 28 U.S. hits Venezuela state-owned oil company with sanctions By Matthew Lee, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The potentially critical economic move is aimed at increasing pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to cede power to the opposition. Continue reading
Jan 28 WATCH: Justice Department files charges against tech giant Huawei By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A 13-count indictment was unsealed Monday in New York charging Huawei, two of its affiliates and a top executive at the company. Continue reading
Jan 28 UK lawmakers seek some control over Brexit with proposed amendments By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Lawmakers threw out Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal two weeks ago and will debate and vote Tuesday on competing plans for what to do next. Continue reading
Jan 28 Most Americans oppose Trump's foreign policy, poll shows By Deb Reichmann, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press A majority of Americans disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling U.S. foreign policy and about half think the country's global standing will deteriorate during the next year, according to new poll that highlighted the nation's partisan divide… Continue reading
Jan 28 'Significant progress' made toward Afghanistan peace deal, U.S. envoy says By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press American and Taliban officials have reportedly agreed to the framework of a peace deal with the insurgents. Continue reading