Defense Minister Hulusi Akar visits the stand of National Defense University (MSÜ) at the IDEF’19 defense fair in Istanbul, on May 5, 2019. (AA Photo) The U.S. has moved closer to Turkey’s position in Syria and showing some flexibility in its approach to a planned safe zone to be established in northern parts of the […]
Continue reading …SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – South Koreas foreign ministry says it is doing all it can to ensure the safety of seven North Koreans who were detained in China after fleeing their homeland. We are mobilizing all our diplomatic resources to ensure they are safe and that they do not wind up being returned to North […]
Continue reading …President Trump and Sisi Renewed talk over whether the White House will designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation raises compelling questions. Why would US President Donald Trump take this step now? How will members of his administration sort out their differences over the move? And if, indeed, the Trump administration goes ahead, what repercussions […]
Continue reading …Trudy Rubin It has become the new “normal” for President Donald Trump to undercut his secretaries of state and defense without warning. On a whim. With a tweet or a phone call. But a recent example is truly extraordinary: Trump’s adulatory April 15 phone call to a Libyan general who had just attacked the Libyan […]
Continue reading …Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, outside Moscow on Dec. 5, 2018. Photo Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Russia denies the claim, and on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a phone call with Pompeo that Washington’s “interference” was “a most grave violation of international law,” according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry. “It was […]
Continue reading …Institutional prejudice “heavily influenced” the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, the Somali American Police Association (SAPA) has claimed, after he was found guilty of murder over the shooting death of Australian woman Justine Damond Ruszczyk. Following a long-running trial, the 33-year-old was yesterday found guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, but was acquitted […]
Continue reading …Hama/Idleb – Syrian Arab Army units carried out operations targeting terrorists from Jabhat al-Nusra and groups affiliated to it in Idleb and Hama provinces in response for their breaches of the de-escalation zone agreement. SANA said that an army unit carried out rocket strikes targeting vehicles belonging to Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists at the outskirts of Tarmala […]
Continue reading …It was unclear if the firebombs and explosives that prompted it caused any damage within Israel. (File photo: Reuters) Israel said on Thursday its aircraft struck a Hamas military site in the Gaza Strip overnight after balloons carrying firebombs and explosives were launched from the Palestinian enclave. Following the airstrike, Israel’s military said there […]
Continue reading …Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will test his relationship with President Donald Trump as he launches an unexpectedly difficult Canadian reelection campaign. | Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agonized over what might seem like an inconsequential detail before his first meeting with President Donald Trump: how to shake hands. During a February 2017 flight to […]
Continue reading …A prototype of armored amphibious assault vehicle, ZAHA, which is manufactured by FNSS, one of Turkey’s leading defense contractors, is being showcased at the International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF’19), Istanbul, May 1, 2019. The Turkish defense industry continued to unveil innovations on the second day of the giant international defense fair in Istanbul, which has […]
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