Russia Says Agrees Safe Zone Mechanism With Syrian Rebels
Russia's defence ministry said Saturday that its officials had signed a deal with moderate Syrian rebels at peace talks in ...
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US Special Ops Chief Confirms CIA Ending Support For Syria Rebels
The head of the US military's special operations confirmed Friday that the Central Intelligence Agency is shutting down its program ...
Pentagon Chief Says He Thinks IS Leader Baghdadi Is Alive
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Friday that he believes Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive, following various ...
White House Spokesman, Trump Legal Aide Quit As Russia Probe Deepens
White House press secretary Sean Spicer and a member of President Donald Trump's legal team resigned Friday in a one-two ...
Iran Accuses US of Nuclear Deal ‘sabotage’
Iran on Friday vented its frustration over fresh US sanctions which it says "violate" the terms of a 2015 landmark ...
Trump Legal Team Gets Shake-Up As Investigation Deepens
A key member of Trump´s legal team said he resigned his post Friday, a shake-up as Trump drew fire for ...
Jihadists Battle Rebels For Control of Key Syria Province
A former Al-Qaeda affiliate was locked in fierce clashes Friday with a leading rebel group for control of one of ...
UN Adds Syrian Armed Groups To Sanctions Blacklist
The UN Security Council on Thursday added two armed groups in Syria, two money exchange businesses and four individuals to ...
America’s Warrior Senator From Bygone Era
The outpouring of affection for US Senator John McCain, who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, highlights the respect the ...
Tearful Xie Lands China’s Seventh World Diving Gold
China's Xie Siyi burst into tears after winning the men's 3m springboard gold at the world aquatic championships on Thursday ...
McCain After Cancer Diagnosis
John McCain, the Republican maverick and conservative force in the US Senate, promised Thursday he would "be back soon" after ...
Trump Lashes Out As Presidency Hits Six-Month Mark
Donald Trump hit the six-month point of his turbulent presidency Thursday in combative style -- lashing out at his own ...
US Warns South Sudan Regional Plan Is Last Chance For Peace
The United States warned Thursday that a new regional plan to shore up South Sudan's failing peace agreement was the ...
US Fines Exxon $2 Mn Over Ukraine-Related Sanctions Breaches
The United States on Thursday hit oil giant ExxonMobil with a $2 million fine for violating Ukraine-related sanctions, at a ...
US Attorney General Plans To Stay On Despite Trump Rebuke
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday he intends to stay in his job despite blistering criticism from President Donald ...
Rebel Ambush Kills 28 Regime Fighters Near Damascus
At least 28 Syrian government soldiers and pro-regime fighters were killed Wednesday in a rebel ambush in the Eastern Ghouta ...
Trump Insists His ‘secret’ Meeting Putin Was Just ‘pleasantries’
President Donald Trump downplayed his second, undisclosed meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, saying the conversation consisted of ...
Trump and His Campaign Promises
Donald Trump took office trailing a string of promises made during a bruising election campaign. Six months into his presidency, ...
Trump Says Former FBI Director James Comey of Trying Leverage Dossier
President Donald Trump accused former FBI Director James Comey of trying to leverage a potentially compromising dossier over him in order ...
‘Freedom’ Steak On Menu At ‘Le Dictateur’ In Tunis
A steak dubbed the "Grilled Freedom" is just one stand-out dish on the menu of the Tunisian capital's "Le Dictateur" ...