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		Turkey will enter Syria’s Manbij if U.S. doesn’t remove YPG fighters, Erdogan says
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	December 14, 2018
Turkey will enter Syria’s Manbij if U.S. doesn’t remove YPG fighters, Erdogan says
						  ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish forces will enter the Syrian town of Manbij if the United States does not remove…					
				
			
		US-backed forces retake IS hub in east Syria: monitor
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	December 14, 2018
US-backed forces retake IS hub in east Syria: monitor
						  Kurdish-dominated forces backed by air strikes by a US-led coalition retook full control of a key jihadist hub in…					
				
			
		US seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in Africa
		
			World
			
				
				 
		
	December 13, 2018
US seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in Africa
						WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants to see an increase in US investment and trade in Africa as part…					
				
			
		OPEC exit frees Qatar from US legal concerns
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	December 13, 2018
OPEC exit frees Qatar from US legal concerns
						DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) – Even before taking over Qatar’s energy policy in a government reshuffle last month, Qatar Petroleum (QP) CEO…					
				
			
		US believes Chinese intelligence behind Marriott hack
		
			World
			
				
				 
		
	December 13, 2018
US believes Chinese intelligence behind Marriott hack
						The United States said Wednesday that China was behind the massive hack of data from hotel giant Marriott, part of…					
				
			
		Pressure builds on Yemen’s warring parties as peace talks focus on port
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	December 12, 2018
Pressure builds on Yemen’s warring parties as peace talks focus on port
						  RIMBO, Sweden (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties are being pressed to agree thorny confidence-building measures, including the status of…					
				
			
		Global economy in 2019: Growth beginning to fray
		
			Economy
			
				
				 
		
	December 12, 2018
Global economy in 2019: Growth beginning to fray
						American farmers have been forced to warehouse a bumper crop of soybeans, or sell at a loss, while a Midwest…					
				
			
		Commentary: Why Europe fears collapse of the Iran nuclear deal
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	December 12, 2018
Commentary: Why Europe fears collapse of the Iran nuclear deal
						  Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s nuclear chief and former foreign minister, has warned that Iranians are running out of patience with the…					
				
			
		On Iraq’s border with Syria, Iran-backed militia warily eye US forces
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	December 12, 2018
On Iraq’s border with Syria, Iran-backed militia warily eye US forces
						  Al-QAIM, Iraq (Reuters) – From a desert hillside guarded by Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitaries, commander Qasim Muslih can spot Islamic…					
				
			
		Ex-Trump aide Flynn does not deserve jail, lawyers say
		
			World
			
				
				 
		
	December 12, 2018
Ex-Trump aide Flynn does not deserve jail, lawyers say
						  US President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor Michael Flynn does not deserve jail for lying about his contacts…					
				
			