US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday in an attempt to resume talks with the Taliban after President Donald Trump abruptly interrupted negotiations last month to end the longest US war United. Esper's trip to Kabul comes amid questions about the United States' commitments to the allies after a sudden withdrawal […]
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Saturday that all of the nearly 1,000 soldiers who are retiring from northern Syria are expected to move to western Iraq to continue the campaign against Islamic State militants and "to help defend Iraq. " On Thursday, Turkey agreed to talks with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, a
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reluctantly wrote to Brussels late on Saturday requesting an extension of Brexit after parliamentarians voted to force him to seek a delay beyond October 31. But Johnson, who set his position as prime minister to get Britain out of the European Union on time, refused to sign the letter he
Chinese blacklisted telecommunications equipment giant Huawei is in initial talks with some US telecommunications companies about the license of its 5G network technology, a Huawei executive said Reuters on Friday. Vincent Pang, senior vice president and director of the company's board, said some firms had expressed interest in both a long-term agreement and a single
In a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, UK lawmakers voted on Saturday to postpone a decision on whether to back their Brexit agreement with the European Union, throwing a key in government plans to leave the block at the end of this month. In a special session of Parliament with the intention
At least 13 people died and about a dozen disappeared after a dam collapsed in a gold mine in a remote Siberian settlement on Saturday, Russian authorities said. The dam on the Seiba River in the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk exploded and flooded several cabins where the victims lived, Russian authorities said. Authorities said the
New York – A newspaper representing the United States described the last trip to Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, to Pakistan as "very successful" and emphasized the effect of fashion as a means of diplomacy. “The five-day outreach on all accounts was very successful. They met Prime Minister Lim Lan! And students! Cricket
The bombings led by Turkey on Friday killed 14 civilians in northeastern Syria, as the president of Turkey threatened to expand his assault and an agreement negotiated by the United States that already had hours seemed to crumble. A war monitor said Turkish airstrikes and mortar fire by its Syrian representatives killed 14 civilians, apparently
Explosions at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan during Friday prayers killed at least 62 men who had gathered to worship, local officials said. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, said there were multiple explosions of explosives placed inside the mosque in the Jawdara area of the Haska Mena district. The roof of
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said Thursday that he allowed Turkish and Kurdish forces to face off in a deadly battle because the two sides were like children who needed to fight each other. "What I did was unconventional. I said they are going to have to fight a little," Trump said
