Politics

Libya summit in Berlin planned for beginning of next year - 11/26/2019

BERLIN (dpa)- A summit set to take place in Berlin to help defuse the conflict in Libya will likely not take place until the beginning of next year, sources told dpa on Monday. Another preparatory...

Pentagon ousts Navy secretary over handling of SEAL war crimes case - 11/25/2019

WASHINGTON, Eliyahu Kamisher (dpa)- US Defence Secretary Mark Esper asked the head of the US Navy to resign after he allegedly made a secret proposal to the White House to resolve the controversial...

Germany repatriates first Islamic State suspect from Syria - 11/25/2019

BERLIN (dpa)- A German woman suspected of membership in the Islamic State terrorist militia has been repatriated with her three children and a young girl with US citizenship who was also in her care....

Trump's deputy visits US troops in Iraq amid anti-government unrest - 11/24/2019

BAGHDAD, Kadhem al-Attabi and Ramadan Al-Fatash (dpa)– US Vice President Mike Pence visited US troops in Iraq during a surprise visit to the protest-hit country on Saturday. The Iraqi government said...

UN envoy: Syria constitution talks have not yet brought agreement - 11/24/2019

NEW YORK (dpa)- Initial intra-Syrian negotiations on a new constitution have not yet brought consensus on constitutional principles, United Nations mediator Geir Pedersen said on Friday. "It would be...

Turkey targets Kurdish militias in north-east Syria - 11/24/2019

DAMASCUS/ISTANBUL, dpa correspondents (dpa)– Turkey's armed forces targeted Kurdish militias in a north-eastern Syrian town near the Turkish border on Saturday in retaliation for alleged mortar...

Former Trump adviser: Republicans' Ukraine conspiracy is untrue - 11/23/2019

WASHINGTON, Shabtai Gold (dpa)- A former national security adviser to US President Donald Trump told Congress on Thursday that a Republican-pushed conspiracy theory, alleging that Ukraine...

Infant son of killed IS supporter arrives in Denmark from Syria - 11/22/2019

COPENHAGEN (dpa)- The 11-month-old son of an Islamic State supporter killed in Syria arrived in Denmark on Thursday, according to the family's lawyer. He was initially taken to a third country on...

New acting Homeland Security head insists border wall will be built - 11/22/2019

DONNA, TEXAS, Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times (tca/dpa)- President Donald Trump promised during his campaign to "build the wall." But nearly three years later, the only new barrier erected...

Russia raises concerns after Turkey suggests resuming Syria offensive - 11/20/2019

MOSCOW (dpa)- Russia expressed concern on Tuesday about Turkey's suggestion that it could resume an offensive in north-eastern Syria, near the Turkish border. Such action could "raise tensions in...
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