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Turkey Issues Ultimatum to Washington Ahead of Tillerson Visit

ISTANBUL — Turkey is calling on the Unites States to take concrete steps to address its concerns about American support for a Kurdish militia in Syria or face a breakdown in relations....

Hundreds, Including Children, Killed by Unexploded IS Ordnance in Raqqa

Explosive remnants of war have killed hundreds of civilians returning to Raqqa after the Syrian city was captured from Islamic State in October 2017, and the number of casualties will rise...

US Senate Launches Immigration Debate

CAPITOL HILL — The U.S. Senate voted 97 to 1 late Monday to begin an extensive debate on immigration reform, as partisan differences swiftly emerged on the scope and substance of what...

Israel dealt ‘severe blows’ to Iranian, Syrian targets

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that his country had dealt "severe blows" to Iranian and Syrian forces inside Syria and would continue to combat any further aggression. "We made clear...

North Korea’s Summit offer could test US-South Korea’s United Nuclear Front

WASHINGTON — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s invitation to South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang could complicate the Trump administration’s diplomatic efforts to pressure the reclusive communist state...

Rare insider attack kills 16 Afghan Intelligence Operatives in Helmand

ISLAMABAD — Officials in Afghanistan say four operatives of the national intelligence agency have gunned down their 16 colleagues before fleeing to join the Taliban insurgency in the southern Helmand province. The...

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