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UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan
World
October 18, 2017
UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan
Until the summer of 2016, South Sudan’s Yei region was a leafy oasis in the midst of the country’s civil…
US pulls out of UNESCO amid Palestinian tensions
World
October 12, 2017
US pulls out of UNESCO amid Palestinian tensions
US officials have told The Associated Press that the United States is pulling out of UNESCO, after repeated criticism of…
US flies bombers over Korea as Trump discusses options
World
October 11, 2017
US flies bombers over Korea as Trump discusses options
The US military flew two strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force late on Tuesday, as…
Russian cybercrime suspect in Greek court for second extradition request
World
October 11, 2017
Russian cybercrime suspect in Greek court for second extradition request
A Russian wanted by the United States for allegedly laundering billions of dollars in bitcoin appeared in a Greek court…
American school terrorism
Egypt
October 10, 2017
American school terrorism
For the first time in the history of the United States of America, coinciding with the rise of Donald Trump…
Analysis: If attacks aim to divide US-Cuba, they’re working
World
October 4, 2017
Analysis: If attacks aim to divide US-Cuba, they’re working
When Americans started falling ill last year in Havana, the victims of eerie, invisible attacks, investigators seized on a key…
Ties threatened: US to ask Cuba to cut most of its diplomats
World
October 3, 2017
Ties threatened: US to ask Cuba to cut most of its diplomats
Only days ago, the United States and Cuba maintained dozens of diplomats in newly re-opened embassies in Havana and Washington,…
Iraq’s Kurds to vote on independence amid fears of unrest
Middle East
September 24, 2017
Iraq’s Kurds to vote on independence amid fears of unrest
“For the sake of the sacrifices and blood of the martyrs, let’s all say yes for Kurdistan independence,” reads a…
US weighs whether to stay in Iran nuclear deal
Middle East
September 21, 2017
US weighs whether to stay in Iran nuclear deal
The United States said on Wednesday it is weighing whether the Iranian nuclear deal serves its security interests even as…
Russia warns US it will target US-backed fighters in Syria if provoked
Middle East
September 21, 2017
Russia warns US it will target US-backed fighters in Syria if provoked
Russia said on Thursday it had warned the United States it would target areas in Syria where US special forces…