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Rights group: Record number of Jerusalem home demolitions
Middle East
October 24, 2019
Rights group: Record number of Jerusalem home demolitions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities have demolished at least 140 Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem this year, a rights group…
Republicans storm secure impeachment deposition, delay testimony
World
October 24, 2019
Republicans storm secure impeachment deposition, delay testimony
Furious about being left out of the Donald Trump impeachment process, US congressional Republicans stormed a closed-door witness deposition and…
Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria
Middle East
October 24, 2019
Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria
President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in “blood-stained” Syria, as Turkish…
Russia, Turkey reach ‘historic’ deal on Syria border
Middle East
October 23, 2019
Russia, Turkey reach ‘historic’ deal on Syria border
Russia and Turkey have agreed to ensure Kurdish forces withdraw from areas close to Syria’s border with Turkey and to…
Diplomat’s testimony supercharges Trump impeachment probe
World
October 23, 2019
Diplomat’s testimony supercharges Trump impeachment probe
The top US diplomat in Ukraine poured fuel on Donald Trump’s impeachment probe Tuesday with a detailed account of how…
70,000 children displaced by NE Syrian violence: the latest
Middle East
October 22, 2019
70,000 children displaced by NE Syrian violence: the latest
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria (all times local): 4:00 p.m. An international aid group…
‘America is running away’: Syrian withdrawal turns chaotic
Middle East
October 22, 2019
‘America is running away’: Syrian withdrawal turns chaotic
BEIRUT (AP) — The crowd hurled potatoes that thudded on the sides of the hulking US armored vehicles. “What happened…
Trump says ‘phase 1’ China trade pact on track for November
World
October 22, 2019
Trump says ‘phase 1’ China trade pact on track for November
US President Donald Trump on Monday said progress in developing the text of a partial trade pact with China means…
Kurdish fighters withdraw from besieged Syria town
Middle East
October 21, 2019
Kurdish fighters withdraw from besieged Syria town
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces fully withdrew from a Turkish-encircled town in northern Syria on Sunday, in what appeared to…
US troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims
Middle East
October 21, 2019
US troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — While President Donald Trump insists he’s bringing home Americans from “endless wars” in the Mideast, his…