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‘France will strike’ if proven chemical bombs used in Syria: Macron
Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2018
President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that 'France will strike' if chemical weapons are used against civilians in the Syrian conflict in violation of international treaties, but that he had not yet seen proof this was the case.
US secretary of state kicks off Mideast tour in Egypt
Posted on Monday, February 12, 2018
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew into Egypt on Sunday at the start of a five-nation tour that coincides with heightened regional tension, as well as unease over the Trump administration’s Mideast policies.
Obama-era cash traced to Iran-backed terrorists
Posted on Thursday, February 8, 2018
The U.S. government has traced some of the $1.7 billion released to Iran by the Obama administration to Iranian-backed terrorists in the two years since the cash was transferred.
Syria used banned chemical weapons in Sunday gas attack, officials say
Posted on Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Amnesty International has accused the Assad regime of showing “utter contempt” of international law following a chlorine gas attack on the town of Saraqib Sunday. This latest chemical attack comes just one day before the U.N. Security Council…
US ‘gravely alarmed’ after fresh Syria chemical weapons attack
Posted on Tuesday, February 6, 2018
The US said it was 'gravely alarmed' by reports of chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian regime Monday, as it accused Russia of protecting Syrian President Bashar Assad from responsibility for the use of chlorine gas against civilians…
U.S. says Syria may be developing new types of chemical weapons
Posted on Thursday, February 1, 2018
The Trump administration is prepared to again take military action against Syrian government forces if necessary to deter the use of chemical weapons and is concerned they may be developing new methods to deliver such weapons, senior US…
Brexit legislation under fire as it enters upper house
Posted on Sunday, January 28, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a fresh challenge pushing her flagship Brexit law through parliament after lawmakers demanded changes only a day before parliament’s upper house begins to debate the legislation.
