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Biden wants to explore keeping US counter-terrorism troops in Afghanistan: top lawmaker
Middle East
March 25, 2021
Biden wants to explore keeping US counter-terrorism troops in Afghanistan: top lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is looking to keep US troops in Afghanistan past a May 1 deadline while…
Colorado shooting suspect to make 1st court appearance
World
March 25, 2021
Colorado shooting suspect to make 1st court appearance
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday night at a candlelight vigil to remember the 10 people gunned…
North Korea missile launch tests Biden administration, Japan Olympics
World
March 25, 2021
North Korea missile launch tests Biden administration, Japan Olympics
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, Japan’s prime minister said,…
US, Iraq to hold talks over American troop presence
Middle East
March 24, 2021
US, Iraq to hold talks over American troop presence
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Biden administration is set to resume strategic talks with Iraqi officials next month on the withdrawal…
Agency: 1/4 of civilian casualties in Yemen are children
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Agency: 1/4 of civilian casualties in Yemen are children
CAIRO (AP) — Children constituted a quarter of civilian casualties over the last three years in Yemen’s grinding war between…
Politically correct? Bond market steers clear of judgment calls
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Politically correct? Bond market steers clear of judgment calls
LONDON (Reuters) – When Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in 2018, London-based hedge fund manager Dominic Armstrong bet investors…
Pollard defends spying on US for Israel in rare interview
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Pollard defends spying on US for Israel in rare interview
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jonathan Pollard, an American who served a 30-year sentence for spying for Israel, defends his actions in…
Saudi Arabia offers cease-fire plan to Yemen rebels
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Saudi Arabia offers cease-fire plan to Yemen rebels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Monday offered a cease-fire proposal to Yemen’s Huthi rebels that includes…
US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise
Middle East
March 22, 2021
US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US Navy said Sunday it will hold a major naval exercise alongside Belgium,…
After N. Korea cuts ties, Malaysia orders its diplomats out
World
March 19, 2021
After N. Korea cuts ties, Malaysia orders its diplomats out
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia said Friday it will order all North Korean diplomats to leave the country within…