US struck Syria without certainty on sarin Even though US intelligence agencies did not have absolute certainty Syria’s regime had used the nerve agent sarin against civilians, the Trump administration still felt there was enough evidence to justify retaliatory strikes last Friday, several intelligence and defense officials tell CNN. The […]
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C.I.A. Chief’s Meeting With Kim Jong-un Is Latest Step in Winding Path to Talks Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director and nominee to be the next secretary of state, traveled to North Korea and met with its leader, Kim Jong-un, the strongest indicator to date that plans for direct talks between […]
New war authorization from Congress unveiled following Syria strikes A bipartisan group of senators on the Foreign Relations Committee late Monday unveiled a major rewrite of the Authorization for Use of Military Force, which would give President Donald Trump robust new abilities to fight ISIS and other terrorist groups while […]
The Latest: Russia praises Syrian air defenses after strikes The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 8:30 p.m. The Russian military says Syria’s Russian-made air defense systems proved highly efficient in fending off missile strikes by the U.S. and its allies. Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, the Russian Defense […]
Israel destroys Hamas’ ‘longest and deepest’ border tunnel yet A massive tunnel built by the Hamas terror group in northern Gaza — the “longest and deepest” one ever found — has been destroyed after the Israeli military infiltrated the territory, officials said. The passage near Nahal Oz was reported to […]
Turkey Rebuffs U.S. Appeals Over Detained American Pastor A Turkish court on Monday ordered an American pastor to remain behind bars as his trial opened on charges that he aided terrorist groups in Turkey. The pastor, Andrew Brunson, 50, who has worked in Turkey as a missionary for 23 years, […]
A grumpy Trump welcomes Japan’s weakened leader On Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will call on President Trump at his Florida resort for two days of meetings and meals. It may serve as a welcome reprieve for the duo: Abe and Trump are both weathering scandals at home, with […]
Trump Scraps New Sanctions Against Russia, Overruling Advisers President Trump rejected, for now at least, a fresh round of sanctions set to be imposed against Russia on Monday, a course change that underscored the schism between the president and his national security team. The president’s ambassador to the United Nations, […]
Shark attack halts Australia surf competition A shark attack on a surfer in Australia has forced the temporary suspension of an international surfing competition. The victim, a man in his 30s, was bitten on the leg by a shark off Gracetown in Western Australia on Monday morning. He managed to […]
Brexit: ‘People’s Vote’ campaign group launched MPs, celebrities and business leaders have launched a campaign calling for a public vote on the final Brexit deal between the UK and the European Union. The People’s Vote – which held a rally in Camden, north London, on Sunday – aims to unite […]
