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Turkey: Air-Defense Purchase from Russia ‘Done Deal’

Posted on Monday, April 1, 2019

Turkey will honor its air-defense deal with Russia despite warnings from Washington, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said following talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.

U.S., China resume trade talks in Beijing after ‘productive working dinner’

Posted on Friday, March 29, 2019

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday he had a 'productive working dinner' the previous night in Beijing, kicking off a day of talks aimed at resolving the bitter trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.

U.S. senators introduce bill to stop transfer of F-35 fighters to Turkey

Posted on Friday, March 29, 2019

Four U.S. senators on Thursday introduced a bipartisan bill to prohibit the transfer of F-35 fighter aircraft to Turkey until the U.S. government certifies that Ankara will not take delivery of a Russian S-400 air defense system, a…

British Parliament Rejects Alternatives to PM May’s Brexit Plan

Posted on Thursday, March 28, 2019

Britain's Parliament on Wednesday turned down multiple alternatives to the government's twice-rejected deal for leaving the European Union, leaving the future of Brexit more uncertain than ever.

Syria says Israeli jets carry out airstrike near Allepo

Posted on Thursday, March 28, 2019

Syrian air defense batteries opened fire on 'hostile Israel missiles' near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Wednesday night, the official news agency SANA reported. The site has been targeted before and is believed to be an…

China Building Long-Range Cruise Missile Launched From Ship Container

Posted on Wednesday, March 27, 2019

China is building a long-range cruise missile fired from a shipping container that could turn Beijing's large fleet of freighters into potential warship and commercial ports into future missile bases.

EU Parliament approves controversial copyright reform

Posted on Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Lawmakers have backed a preliminary deal on a controversial new EU copyright law, which will force the likes of Google and YouTube to pay publishers for using their work. Critics fear for the freedom of the internet.

Russia, Syria, Lebanon blast Trump’s Golan Heights recognition

Posted on Monday, March 25, 2019

Russia, Syria, and Lebanon on Monday criticized the United States for recognizing the Golan Heights as Israeli territory.

Russian military planes carrying troops and Moscow defense official land in Venezuela

Posted on Monday, March 25, 2019

Two Russian air force planes arrived in Venezuela over the weekend, carrying about 100 troops and nearly 40 tons of cargo.

US-backed Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State; end of caliphate

Posted on Monday, March 25, 2019

U.S.-backed Syrian forces declared victory over the Islamic State after announcing Saturday they had liberated the last ISIS stronghold in the eastern village of Baghouz and put an end to its self-declared Islamic caliphate.

EU offers UK Brexit extension options, initially to April 12

Posted on Friday, March 22, 2019

The European Council on Thursday offered the UK two different Brexit extension options.

Genetic Manipulation Enters a New Era As Chinese Scientist Oversees Birth of First Successfully Gene-Edited Babies

Posted on Thursday, March 21, 2019

The science world is abuzz with news of the world's first successfully gene-edited babies.

EU’s Juncker says Brexit delay decision unlikely this week

Posted on Wednesday, March 20, 2019

The head of the European Union's executive branch says a decision on a delay to Brexit is unlikely at this week's EU summit and the bloc's leaders may have to meet again next week.

Iran Building Two New Nuclear Plants

Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Iranian leaders announced on Monday the construction of two new nuclear plants, and it remains unclear if the Trump administration views this as crossing a red line since its abandonment of the landmark nuclear deal, which included provisions…

Brexit in crisis as May plots a course around speaker’s obstruction

Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans were in disarray on Tuesday as her government sought to plot a way around the speaker of parliament’s ruling that she had to change her twice-defeated divorce deal to put it to…

May asks MPs for ‘honourable compromises’ to back Brexit deal

Posted on Monday, March 18, 2019

Prime Minister Theresa May today asked Britain’s MPs to 'stand together as democrats and patriots' to back her Brexit deal.

U.S.-backed force says it has taken positions in Islamic State Syria camp

Posted on Monday, March 18, 2019

U.S.-backed fighters have taken positions in Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria, they said late on Sunday, after pounding the tiny patch of land by the banks of the Euphrates.

Hundreds Of IS Members, Families Surrender In Final Syrian Enclave

Posted on Friday, March 15, 2019

Hundreds of Islamic State (IS) militants and family members surrendered as U.S.-backed Syrian rebel forces moved closer to crushing the militants in their final sliver of territory in the eastern part of the country.

British Lawmakers to Seek 3-Month Brexit Delay

Posted on Friday, March 15, 2019

British lawmakers voted Thursday to seek a three-month delay in Britain's scheduled March 29 split from the 28-nation European Union after overwhelmingly voting against holding a new Brexit referendum.

Brexit set for delay after May wounded by rejection of ‘no-deal’

Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2019

The British parliament on Wednesday rejected leaving the European Union without a deal, further weakening Prime Minister Theresa May and paving the way for a vote that could delay Brexit until at least the end of June.

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