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North Korea assails US, South Korea and UN nuclear agency
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea on Monday accused the United States of “political and military provocations” and South Korea of “double-dealing behavior.” North Korea’s U.N. Ambassador Kim Song...
U.S. calls on Iraq to hold early elections
The United States has called on Iraq’s government to stop using violence against protesters, reform its electoral system and hold early elections, after weeks of unrest in which security forces hav...
Rocket fire after Israeli Gaza strike kills Palestinian commander
Israel’s military killed a commander of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a strike on his home in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, prompting retaliatory rocket fire and fears of a severe escala...
U.S. Drones Appear to Show Attacks on Civilians in Syria
U.S. military officials watched live drone feeds last month that appeared to show Turkish-backed Arab gunmen targeting civilians during their assault on Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria, atta...
Trump, Macron to meet after French president criticized NATO
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the Dec. 3-4 NATO summit in London. Macron tweeted that he had an “excellent discussion” ...
Serbia faces risk of U.S. sanctions over Russian arms deal
BELGRADE (Reuters) – A U.S. official is expected to arrive in Belgrade on Friday to discuss the purchase of advanced Russian anti-aircraft missile systems which could expose Serbia to U.S. sanction...
Mexican cartels ‘worse than ISIS’: massacre victims’ kin urge U.S. help
BAVISPE, Mexico (Reuters) – Angry kin of nine American citizens massacred in a suspected gangland ambush in northern Mexico urged the government to accept U.S. help to destroy drug cartels that one...
Pompeo stresses allied unity, defends Trump policies
BERLIN (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed Friday the need for traditional Western allies to work together to face modern threats, while at the same time defending Trump administr...
Turkish patrol kills protester amid shaky truce in NE Syria
IDIL, Turkey (AP) — A Syrian protester was killed after he was run over by a Turkish military vehicle during a joint Turkish-Russian patrol in northeastern Syria on Friday, Kurdish forces and a S...
From Doubt to Deterrence
By Alan W. Dowd, ASCF Senior Fellow NOVEMBER 2019—If there were any doubts about NATO’s seriousness, usefulness and readiness, they are being put to rest in 2019-20. After years of naively hopi...
Trump’s Syria Troop Withdrawal Complicated Plans for al-Baghdadi Raid
Phone: © Omar Haj Kadour/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The site of a raid near Barisha, Syria, that was said to have resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic...
Russia says Kurds complete withdrawal from Turkish border
Phone: © Provided by The Associated Press Russian forces patrol in the city of Amuda, north Syria, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Syrian forces, Russian military advisers and military police are being...