U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say they will fight Turkey and allied groups in Kobani DUBAI, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) vowed on Thursday to fight Turkey and groups it supports in the city of Kobani in northern Syria. The SDF is ... 12/18/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
Tensions between Israel and Turkey escalate over Syria: 'It’s time to pay attention' However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the agreement void, arguing it no longer applied after forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad abandoned their positions on the ... 12/17/2024 - 10:34 pm | View Link
Trump labels Turkey-backed rebel ousting of Assad as 'unfriendly takeover' President-elect Donald Trump characterized the rebel ouster of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad by Ankara-backed rebels as an “unfriendly takeover” by US ally Turkey as he addressed the ... 12/16/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
Turkey's 3m Syrian refugees face big decision on going home or staying Syrians have been queuing at the Turkish border in Hatay province to return home Syrian refugees have been celebrating the fall of Bashar al-Assad in the streets of Turkish cities, welcoming the ... 12/9/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
Turkey’s Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Road Ahead The Government of Turkey (GoT) estimates the total number of registered Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTPs) at 2,225,147 according to a new Policy Note prepared by the World Bank, Turkey’s ... 01/11/2016 - 2:39 am | View Link
Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host whom Donald Trump has nominated to be Defense Secretary, came under fire on Tuesday during his Senate confirmation hearing, where he faced questions about his history of alleged sexual assault and excessive drinking, his views on women in the military, and his role in the pardoning of men accused of war crimes.
by Ariana Figueroa, Oregon Capital Chronicle January 10, 2025
WASHINGTON — With a little over a week before the end of President Joe Biden’s term, his administration extended humanitarian protections for nationals from four countries Friday before President-elect Donald Trump, who has promised an immigration crackdown, returns to the White House.
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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced plans to create a new agency called the External Revenue Service to collect tariffs and other revenues from foreign nations.
“We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying,” Trump said Tuesday on his social media site, Truth Social.
If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in Gaza for 42 days, and dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed. In this first phase Israeli troops will pull back to the edges of Gaza, and many Palestinians will be able to return to what remains of their homes as stepped-up aid flows in.
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The question is if the ceasefire will survive beyond that first phase.
That will depend on even more negotiations meant to begin within weeks.
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued billionaire Elon Musk, saying he failed to disclose his ownership of Twitter stock in a timely manner in early 2022, before buying the social media site.
As a result, the SEC alleges, Musk was able to underpay “by at least $150 million” for shares he bought after he should have disclosed his ownership of more than 5% of Twitter’s shares.