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Turkey threatens to block NATO plan on summit eve
Middle East
December 3, 2019
Turkey threatens to block NATO plan on summit eve
LONDON (Reuters) — Turkey will oppose a NATO plan to defend Baltic countries unless the alliance backs it in recognizing…
Top U.S. general arrives in Iraq amid protests, questions over Iran’s influence
Middle East
November 27, 2019
Top U.S. general arrives in Iraq amid protests, questions over Iran’s influence
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — The top U.S. general, Mark Milley, arrived in Iraq on Tuesday amid a spate of anti-government protests…
Russia hopes to agree on new S-400 missile deal with Turkey next year
Middle East
November 26, 2019
Russia hopes to agree on new S-400 missile deal with Turkey next year
MOSCOW/ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Russia hopes to seal a deal to supply Turkey with more S-400 missile systems in the first…
Turkey to test Russian S-400 systems despite U.S. pressure: media
Middle East
November 25, 2019
Turkey to test Russian S-400 systems despite U.S. pressure: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkish F-16 warplanes will fly over the country’s capital Ankara on Monday to test its new Russian…
Egypt’s Defense Minister meets with US Under Secretary of Defense
Egypt
November 25, 2019
Egypt’s Defense Minister meets with US Under Secretary of Defense
Egypt’s Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohammed Zaki held a meeting with US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy…
South Korea pulls intelligence deal with Japan back from the brink
World
November 22, 2019
South Korea pulls intelligence deal with Japan back from the brink
SEOUL/NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) — South Korea on Friday made a last-minute decision to stick with its critical intelligence-sharing deal with…
US calls for Iran crackdown videos, internet slowly returns
Middle East
November 22, 2019
US calls for Iran crackdown videos, internet slowly returns
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the internet was slowly being revived across Iran on Friday after a dayslong,…
Top diplomat implicates Trump in explosive impeachment testimony
World
November 21, 2019
Top diplomat implicates Trump in explosive impeachment testimony
A senior US diplomat directly implicated President Donald Trump on Wednesday in a scheme to force Ukraine to probe a…
Hong Kong campus stalemate persists as US bill sets up China clash
World
November 21, 2019
Hong Kong campus stalemate persists as US bill sets up China clash
Hardline Hong Kong protesters held their ground on Thursday in a university besieged for days by police as the US…
US faces Palestinian, international criticism of Israel settlement move
Middle East
November 20, 2019
US faces Palestinian, international criticism of Israel settlement move
The United States faced stiff international and Palestinian criticism Tuesday over its decision to no longer consider Israeli settlements illegal,…