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Syrian jets hit south in first such attacks since truce
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2018
Syrian jets struck rebel-held towns in the country's south on Monday, the first aerial attacks on the area since the United States and Russia brokered a deal making it a 'de-escalation zone' last year, rebels and residents said.
Trump says he’ll meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Posted on Thursday, March 8, 2018
After months of trading insults and threats of nuclear annihilation, President Donald Trump agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un by May to negotiate an end to Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program, South Korean and U.S.…
Trump spares NAFTA partners from tariffs on steel, aluminum
Posted on Thursday, March 8, 2018
President Trump ordered tariffs Thursday on foreign steel and aluminum, brushing aside objections in his own party but sparing Canada and Mexico temporarily while the U.S. pushes its neighbors for a more favorable free trade deal.
Iran’s Russian Anti-Aircraft Missile Now Operational, U.S. Says
Posted on Thursday, March 8, 2018
Iran tested and deployed a Russian-made anti-aircraft missile system last year that has long worried U.S. and Israeli military officials because it gives the Islamic Republic a 'generational improvement in capabilities,' the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency disclosed.
US steps up lethal aide to Ukraine: 210 anti-tank missiles
Posted on Thursday, March 1, 2018
The Trump administration told Congress on Thursday that it plans to sell Ukraine 210 anti-tank missiles to help it defend its territory from Russia, in a major escalation of U.S. lethal assistance to Ukraine’s military.
U.S. sharpens focus on ISIS in Asia and Africa
Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2018
U.S. officials expanded their targeting of the Islamic State beyond its Mideast stomping grounds Tuesday by adding three of the groups’ far-flung affiliates — in the Philippines, Bangladesh and West Africa — to the State Department’s 'Specially Designated…
U.S. threatens action against Iran after Russia U.N. veto
Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2018
The United States threatened unilateral action against Iran on Monday after Russia vetoed a western bid for the United Nations Security Council to call out Tehran for failing to prevent its weapons from falling into the hands of…
Violence rages in Syria as U.N. calls to stop ‘hell on Earth’
Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Syrian forces launched a ground offensive Monday on a rebel-held eastern Damascus suburb despite a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria. The U.N. chief denounced the violence in the embattled region, describing it as…
U.S. Navy Sends 2 Destroyers into Tense Black Sea Region
Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Two American destroyers sailed into the Black Sea over the weekend, the first time since 2014 that more than one U.S. warship has operated in this tense region other than in an exercise.
Russian FM: 5 Russians killed in US Syria strike
Posted on Friday, February 16, 2018
The Russian Foreign Ministry says five Russians have been killed in a U.S. strike in Syria, the first official recognition of Russian deaths in the incident that has threatened to further strain Russia-U.S. ties.
