Politics

World leaders react to news of al-Baghdadi's killing in US raid - 10/28/2019

WASHINGTON (dpa)- World leaders reacted on Sunday to President Donald Trump's announcement that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a US military raid in Syria. Iranian government...

Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, calls Syria ceasefire 'permanent' - 10/24/2019

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/ISTANBUL, dpa correspondents (dpa)- President Donald Trump said the US will lift sanctions on Turkey, calling a ceasefire between Ankara and Syrian Kurdish militias permanent and...

NATO ministers meeting overshadowed by Turkish incursion into Syria - 10/24/2019

BRUSSELS (dpa)- NATO defence ministers are due Thursday to begin two days of talks preparing the alliance's December summit, but their agenda will likely be dominated by Turkey's recent incursion...

British lawmakers to push Johnson to extend Brexit law timetable - 10/22/2019

LONDON, Bill Smith and Helen Maguire (dpa)- Lawmakers are expected to attempt to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to extend his tight timetable for passing crucial legislation on Brexit on Tuesday,...

Russia-Turkey talks on Syria: Region faces 'critical days' - 10/22/2019

MOSCOW, Ergin Hava and Peter Spinella (dpa)- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned during talks in Russia on the Syria conflict that the region is facing "critical days," with a ceasefire...

Syrian Kurds quit town on border with Turkey amid shaky truce - 10/20/2019

CAIRO/ISTANBUL, dpa correspondents (dpa)- Syrian Kurdish fighters on Sunday withdrew from an embattled Syrian town on the border with Turkey under a temporary ceasefire deal brokered by the United...

Lebanese government under pressure as anti-austerity protests mount - 10/20/2019

BEIRUT, Weedah Hamzah (dpa)- Tens of thousands of anti-austerity protesters took to the streets across Lebanon for a fourth straight day on Sunday, demanding the resignation of the government over...

German police consider banning Syria demo over fears of violence - 10/18/2019

COLOGNE (dpa)- Police in Cologne are considering a ban on a planned demonstration against the Turkish military offensive in northern Syria because of fears of violence, they said on Friday. Having...

NATO chief Stoltenberg welcomes Turkey-US ceasefire deal - 10/18/2019

BRUSSELS (dpa)- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomes a ceasefire struck by the United States and Turkey for north-eastern Syria, during a visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to...

Violence in north-eastern Syria despite Turkey-US ceasefire deal - 10/18/2019

BEIRUT/ISTANBUL, dpa correspondents (dpa)- Syrian Kurds accused Turkish forces and allied rebels of continuing to attack a border town in north-eastern Syria on Friday, a day after Turkey and the...
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