Hundreds killed in Syria as violence threatens new regime’s hopes to ease tensions with US
Syrian forces loyal to the new government and those to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad have produced bloody clashes over the past few days, killing several hundred Christian, Druze, and ...
More Than 100 Intelligence Staffers Will Be Fired Over Sexually Explicit Texts In NSA Chatrooms, Gabbard Says
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Tuesday she ordered the firing of more than 100 intelligence officers ...
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Editorial Roundup: United States
and she has demonstrated sympathy for and defended authoritarian figures such as Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian dictator, and President Vladimir Putin of Russia. In voting against her confirmation ...
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Trump’s erratic policies are wrecking US soft power, to China’s benefit
By slashing foreign aid, politicising intelligence agencies and threatening allies with tariffs, the US risks losing the credibility it spent decades cultivating For decades, the United States has ...
Trump, Again, Chooses Loyalty Over Leadership
The firing of the nation’s top military officer is the latest example of the president prioritizing fealty over sound policy ...
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Syrian leader Sharaa meets Chinese envoy in first bilateral exchange since fall of Assad
Syria’s interim president met the Chinese ambassador to Damascus on Friday, in the first public bilateral engagement after Beijing-friendly Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in December.
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Syria’s new president meets Chinese envoy for first time since Assad’s fall
DAMASCUS - Syria's new President Ahmed al-Sharaa met China's ambassador to Damascus in the first public engagement between the two countries since the overthrow of Mr Bashar al-Assad in December ...
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Hezbollah facing financial squeeze as supply lines from Iran are severed
The United States, Israel and the new rulers of Syria, who overthrew Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the longtime Hezbollah ally, have clamped down on the Lebanese militant group’s sources of ...
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Gerth: Once a Republican hero, Mitch McConnell will be GOP target as he retires | Opinion
Over the next two years, you’re going to hear a lot of bad stuff about Sen. Mitch McConnell. The Republicans who are running for his seat are going to trash their opponents every opportunity ...
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Syria's new president meets Chinese envoy for first time since Assad's fall
DAMASCUS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Syria's new President Ahmed al-Sharaa met China's ambassador to Damascus in the first public engagement between the two countries since the overthrow of Bashar al ...
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Syrian Jews hope for revival of ancient heritage
LOUAI BESHARA Syria's tiny Jewish community and Syrian Jews abroad are trying to build bridges after Bashar al-Assad's ouster in the hope of reviving their ancient heritage before the community dies ...