Pentagon to lease privately owned Trump Tower apartment for nuclear ‘football’: letter

Pentagon to lease privately owned Trump Tower apartment for nuclear ‘football’: letter

The U.S. Defense Department is finalizing a lease on a privately owned apartment in New York’s Trump Tower for the White House Military Office to use for supporting President Donald Trump without providing any benefit to Trump or his organization, according to a Pentagon letter seen by Reuters. The Military Office carries and safeguards the […]

Iran’s presidential candidates vow to uphold nuclear deal in televised debate

Iran’s presidential candidates vow to uphold nuclear deal in televised debate

ISTANBUL — Each of Iran’s six presidential candidates committed Friday to uphold a nuclear deal with world powers should he win the May 19 election, a vote widely seen as a potential referendum on the accord’s benefits for average Iranians. The statements of support came during a debate that was broadcast live on Iranian state […]

Macron’s campaign says it has been hit by ‘massive’ hack of emails and documents

Macron’s campaign says it has been hit by ‘massive’ hack of emails and documents

PARIS — The campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron said late Friday that it had been subjected to a “massive and coordinated piracy action” of emails and other internal communications. The announcement emerged as the last official day of campaigning in France’s most contentious presidential election in decades drew to a close. Macron, an […]

Trump transition officials tried to warn Michael Flynn about his conversations with a Russian ambassador

Trump transition officials tried to warn Michael Flynn about his conversations with a Russian ambassador

Donald Trump’s transition team did not believe former national security adviser Michael Flynn appreciated the risks of his communications with Russia ahead of Trump’s inauguration,The Washington Post reported on Friday. Flynn had apparently been warned about contacts he had with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak — communications that were certain to have been monitored by US […]

A Russian-backed deal on ‘safe zones’ for Syria leaves U.S. wary

A Russian-backed deal on ‘safe zones’ for Syria leaves U.S. wary

ISTANBUL — Russia, Iran and Turkey said Thursday that they have agreed to create “de-escalation zones” across four areas in Syria, renewing diplomatic ­efforts to bring warring parties in the country to heel after six years of fighting. Meeting in the Kazakh capital, Astana, the three powers said the cease-fire deal would come into force Saturday and would […]

As Turkey’s Erdogan savors new powers, there are whispers of dissent among his loyalists

As Turkey’s Erdogan savors new powers, there are whispers of dissent among his loyalists

ISTANBUL — The scenes of Turkey’s bloody and abortive military coup last July still scar Uskudar, an old waterside district of Istanbul that was a deadly front of violence that night and remains, nearly a year later, a wellspring of the nation’s rage. Residents  nervously recall the armored vehicles that appeared that night, the rattle of […]

Senior aide to Turkish President Erdogan threatens U.S. forces in Syria

Senior aide to Turkish President Erdogan threatens U.S. forces in Syria

An aide to Turkish president Recep Erdogan told a radio show that the U.S. soldiers in northern Syria are not safe from Turkish bombs, saying “we won’t be considering the fact that there are armored American vehicles… all of a sudden, by accident, a few rockets can hit them.” His comments come as a politically […]