1Kremlin says U.S. betrayed Kurds in Syria, tells Kurds to withdraw or be mauledWednesday, October 23, 2019

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the United States had betrayed and abandoned the Syrian Kurds and advised the Kurds to withdraw from the Syrian border as per a deal between Moscow and Ankara or be mauled by the Turkish army. The comments by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov to Russian news agencies followed a deal agreed... Read More

2Ukraine Envoy Testifies Trump Linked Military Aid to InvestigationsWednesday, October 23, 2019

The top American diplomat in Ukraine on Tuesday gave impeachment investigators a vivid and impassioned account of how multiple senior administration officials told him that President Trump blocked security aid to Ukraine and refused to meet the country’s leader until he agreed to publicly pledge to investigate Mr. Trump’s... Read More

3Hong Kong government withdraws bill that sparked protestsWednesday, October 23, 2019

Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday withdrew an unpopular extradition bill that sparked months of chaotic protests that have since morphed into a campaign for greater democratic change. "I now formally announce the withdrawal of the bill," Secretary for Security John Lee told the city's legislature. Pro-democracy lawmakers... Read More

4Pentagon draws up plans for Afghanistan withdrawal just in case Trump blindsides militaryMonday, October 21, 2019

The Pentagon recently began drawing up plans for an abrupt withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan in case President Donald Trump surprises military leaders by ordering an immediate drawdown as he did in Syria, three current and former defense officials said. The contingency planning is ongoing, officials said,... Read More

5Trump Rages Over Republican Defections as Democrats Press on ImpeachmentMonday, October 21, 2019

President Trump, increasingly embittered by an impeachment inquiry that Democrats are intensifying by the day, complained on Monday that Republicans were not united enough in defending him against what he called “vicious” adversaries bent on removing him. Mr. Trump lashed out at Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah,... Read More

6Abandoned by U.S. in Syria, Kurds Find New Ally in American FoeMonday, October 14, 2019

Kurdish forces long allied with the United States in Syria announced a new deal on Sunday with the government in Damascus, a sworn enemy of Washington that is backed by Russia, as Turkish troops moved deeper into their territory and President Trump ordered the withdrawal of the American military from northern Syria. The... Read More

7Furious Republicans prepare to rebuke Trump on SyriaMonday, October 14, 2019

Congressional Republicans appear poised to hand President Trump a stinging rebuke of his Turkey and Syria policy when lawmakers return to Washington this week. GOP lawmakers, furious over Trump's decision to withdraw troops to make way for a Turkish offensive against Kurdish allies, are preparing legislation that would... Read More

8Trump under pressure to respond to Turkey’s offensive in Syria as death toll risesFriday, October 11, 2019

President Trump has come under increasing pressure, from within and outside his administration, to take action in response to Turkey’s escalating offensive and reports of significant casualties in northern Syria, amid apparent differences of opinion about what should be done. “Some want us to send tens of thousands... Read More

9Iran says oil tanker struck by rockets off Saudi ArabiaFriday, October 11, 2019

Two missiles struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian officials said, the latest incident in the region amid months of heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S. There was no word from Saudi Arabia on the reported attack and Saudi officials did not immediately... Read More

10Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace PrizeFriday, October 11, 2019

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea. Ethiopia and Eritrea, longtime foes who fought a border war from 1998 to 2000, restored relations in July 2018 after years of hostility. The prize, worth nine million Swedish crowns, or around $900,000,... Read More