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Mattis: Turkey alerted US before striking Kurds in Syria

ON A PLANE ABOVE THE PACIFIC OCEAN — Turkey alerted the United States before striking a U.S.-allied Kurdish militia in northern Syria, according to U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. "They warned us...

Tunisian forces kill senior al-Qaida member

Tunisian special forces have killed a senior member of al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in a remote western area of the country, near the border with Algeria. Tunisian officials have identified the...

Turkey steps up offensive against Syrian Kurdish Militia amid growing diplomatic pressure

ISTANBUL — Turkish land forces have advanced into Syria trying to push a Kurdish militia out of the Afrin area. Over 40 targets were hit by Turkish jets and artillery, and...

Hundreds of thousands of women March for equal rights, in US, around world

The mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, said more than 120,000 protesters turned out in Manhattan to attend the day’s march for women’s rights, as hundreds of thousands of...

Pence visits Jordan on Mideast peace mission

JERUSALEM — Jordan's King Abdullah expressed concern about Washington's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in talks with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. During the second stop on the vice...

Republican moderates hint government shutdown may be short-lived

WASHINGTON — Two moderate Senate Republican voices in Washington's budget battle may offer hope the the U.S. government shutdown might be moving toward resolution. Maine's Susan Collins told reporters a group of 22...

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