As Trump prepared for Riyadh visit, Saudis blocked U.S. on terrorist sanctions

As Trump prepared for Riyadh visit, Saudis blocked U.S. on terrorist sanctions

Saudi Arabia, the oil-rich kingdom touted by President Trump as a key ally in the fight against the Islamic State, has helped block a Trump administration proposal to impose sanctions against a Saudi branch of the terrorist group, documents show. The plan to add the Islamic State’s Saudi affiliate to a U.N. list of terrorist […]

North Korea says U.S. has to roll back ‘hostile policy’ before talks

North Korea says U.S. has to roll back ‘hostile policy’ before talks

North Korea’s deputy U.N. envoy said on Friday the United States needed to roll back its “hostile policy” toward the country before there could be talks as Washington raised concern that Pyongyang could be producing a chemical used in a nerve agent. “As everybody knows, the Americans have gestured (toward) dialogue,” North Korea’s deputy U.N. […]

As Syria war enters new phase, U.S. looks to expand communications with Russia

As Syria war enters new phase, U.S. looks to expand communications with Russia

The Pentagon has stepped up communication with the Russian military over Syria, a top official said Friday as the Trump administration lays plans for future operations likely to thrust U.S. forces closer to Russian and Syrian troops. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the United States had […]

Op-Ed: We should all care that the USS Constitution was vandalized

Op-Ed: We should all care that the USS Constitution was vandalized

One of the benefits of being a Marine stationed in Massachusetts was our access to the Navy’s oldest commissioned ship, the USS Constitution.  As a young corporal and sergeant, I participated in a number of retirement and re-enlistment ceremonies on the deck of “Old Ironsides,” and it would be difficult to overstate how it feels […]

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pushes for NATO involvement in Iraq and Syria

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pushes for NATO involvement in Iraq and Syria

General Joe Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters on Thursday that he believes the NATO defense chiefs he met with this week agree that they should examine the possibility of the international alliance assuming an active role in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Currently, all […]

Protesters beat by members of Turkey presidential security detail in Washington D.C.

Protesters beat by members of Turkey presidential security detail in Washington D.C.

A brawl between supporters of President Erdogan of Turkey and his critics erupted in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, drawing sharp criticism from political leaders in the United States. 11 people were wounded in the melee, including a police officer, as the pro-Erdogan group rushed an organized protest outside of the Turkish embassy. Two Secret Service […]

Merkel reconsidering troops in Turkey after MPs blocked from Incirlik – again

Merkel reconsidering troops in Turkey after MPs blocked from Incirlik – again

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country should reconsider stationing troops in Turkey, in the latest diplomatic row between the two major NATO allies. Germany has hundreds of soldiers deployed at the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey as part of Germany’s contributions to the fight against the Islamic State. On a recent trip to […]

U.S. Coast Guard intercepts zero Cuban migrants since April 1st

U.S. Coast Guard intercepts zero Cuban migrants since April 1st

The U.S. Coast Guard has released new statistics which indicate a historic drop in Cuban migration since the decision by former President Barack Obama to end the long-standing “Wet Foot, Dry Foot” policy in January. Since April 1st of this year, the Coast Guard has intercepted zero migrants attempting to flee Cuba and land on […]

Judge Garland not interested in FBI job: sources

Judge Garland not interested in FBI job: sources

U.S. appeals court judge Merrick Garland, turned away by the Senate last year for a Supreme Court post, is not interested in serving as FBI director, two sources said on Tuesday, even as the top Senate Republican recommended him for the job. Garland, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District […]