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January 10, 2019 at 3:49 pm

Members of Congress honor Saudi writer killed in Turkey VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress called for the protection of press freedom around the world Thursday as they honored a U.S.-based Saudi columnist who...

January 8, 2019 at 3:02 pm

Problem of captured IS fighters grows as US plans Syria exit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of foreign Islamic State fighters have been captured in Syria, and what to do with them has become a problem for...

December 22, 2018 at 8:08 am

Trump loses US envoy to anti-IS coalition over Syria plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump's...

December 21, 2018 at 6:38 am

Trump call with Turkish leader led to US pullout from Syria

The Dec. 14 call, described by officials who were not authorized to discuss the decision-making process, is a view into decision by President Trump with...

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December 12, 2018 at 9:44 am

Trump campaign Russia contacts alarm intelligence experts

WASHINGTON (AP) — From suggestions of "political synergy" and offers of business deals to contact with more than a dozen people in then-candidate Donald Trump's...

November 29, 2018 at 8:10 am

US: Iran violating UN arms export ban in Yemen, Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday accused Iran of stepping up violations of a U.N. ban on arms exports by sending rockets and...

November 28, 2018 at 9:14 pm

Senators send rebuke to Saudis, Trump over Khashoggi killing WATCH

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying President Donald Trump, senators sent a strong signal that they want to punish Saudi Arabia for its role in the killing...

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left is interviewed by a reporter as he arrives for a closed door meeting about Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senators who have grown increasingly uneasy with the U.S. response to Saudi Arabia after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are set to grill top administration officials Wednesday at a closed-door briefing that could determine how far Congress goes in punishing the longtime Middle East ally. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) DCJM105 DCJM105

November 27, 2018 at 9:08 pm

Senate defies Trump, showing anger with Saudis for Khashoggi WATCH

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying President Donald Trump, senators sent a strong signal Wednesday that they want to punish Saudi Arabia for its role in the...

October 29, 2018 at 11:09 am

State Department: Enrollment of US diplomats is up this year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says the number of diplomats enrolling in its training academy is on the rise, signaling a possible turnaround for...

October 28, 2018 at 9:57 pm

Trump faces complaints that new Iran sanctions are too weak

WASHINGTON (AP) — A battle is brewing between the Trump administration and some of the president's biggest supporters in Congress who are concerned that sanctions...

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