Politics

US, France could split over longer-term Syria strategy

PARIS — After coming together in striking suspected chemical weapons sites in Syria, the U.S. and its European allies, France and Britain, may be far less unified in finding longer-term solutions...

Israel makes new bid to engage Iran’s people, revive friendship

TEL AVIV - Israel is making a new effort to engage the people of Iran, as the two regional rivals trade increasingly tough rhetoric and threaten to attack the other in...

Former South Korean president won’t appeal prison sentence

South Korea's former president has decided not to appeal her 24-year prison sentence. Yonhap news agency reported Monday that Park Geun-hye has submitted a waiver to apparently override an appeal filed by...

Russia says it will not interfere with Syria chemical weapons probe

Russia said Monday it will not interfere with the work of a fact-finding mission investigating an alleged chemical attack last week near Syria's capital. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons...

White House expects ‘very positive’ Trump-Abe talks

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — The White House said it expects U.S. President Donald Trump’s two days of talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to “be very positive.” Speaking to reporters...

Trump: ‘No final decision’ made on striking Syria

WHITE HOUSE — Amid a Russian warning that a military conflict could erupt with the United States over Syria, President Donald Trump convened his National Security Council to discuss the American...

Popular