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US designates Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh an international terrorist
Middle East
February 1, 2018
US designates Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh an international terrorist
The US has accused Ismail Haniyeh of involvement in Hamas militants’ attacks on Israelis and Americans. The group countered that…
Syria’s Kurds push US to stop Turkish assault on key enclave
Middle East
February 1, 2018
Syria’s Kurds push US to stop Turkish assault on key enclave
Syria’s Kurdish militia is growing frustrated with its patron, the United States, and is pressing it to do more to…
State of the Union: Donald Trump calls for nuclear arsenal renewal
World
January 31, 2018
State of the Union: Donald Trump calls for nuclear arsenal renewal
In his first State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump outlined his immigration reform plan, declared a victory…
Travel ban: US to again conditionally admit refugees from 11 nations
World
January 30, 2018
Travel ban: US to again conditionally admit refugees from 11 nations
The US will resume admitting refugees from countries that it said posed increased security risks. Officials will apply extra vetting…
Battered but still loyal to Trump, Sessions endures as AG
World
January 28, 2018
Battered but still loyal to Trump, Sessions endures as AG
Jeff Sessions was in his office, looking unusually deflated. He had just received another public lashing from President Donald Trump.…
Tillerson seeks to show ‘America First’ isn’t America alone
World
January 28, 2018
Tillerson seeks to show ‘America First’ isn’t America alone
As President Donald Trump declared that “America First does not mean America alone” at a global economic forum in Switzerland,…
Trump in Switzerland to play salesman at economic summit
World
January 25, 2018
Trump in Switzerland to play salesman at economic summit
Armed with his “America First” philosophy, President Donald Trump arrived in Switzerland on Thursday to tout his economic agenda at…
Trump ‘looking forward’ to being questioned under oath
World
January 25, 2018
Trump ‘looking forward’ to being questioned under oath
President Donald Trump declared he’s “looking forward” to being questioned — under oath — in the special counsel’s probe of…
Turkey disputes White House readout of Trump-Erdogan call
Middle East
January 25, 2018
Turkey disputes White House readout of Trump-Erdogan call
Turkish officials are disputing a White House readout of US President Donald Trump’s phone call with Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
21 groups warn US against Palestinian refugee funding cuts
Middle East
January 25, 2018
21 groups warn US against Palestinian refugee funding cuts
The leaders of 21 international humanitarian groups have urged the US to reconsider its decision to withhold $65 million from…