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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Democratic voters concentrate on candidates, not impeachment

10:19 pm October 19, 2019

AMES, Iowa: In the liberal strongholds of Des Moines’ west side and the Iowa State University campus in Ames, not once was South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg asked by voters recently about the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. It’s not that the investigation into the president’s request for foreign help in his reelection effort […]

Jane Fonda returns to civil disobedience for climate change

7:10 pm October 19, 2019

Washington: Inspired by the climate activism of a Swedish teenager, Jane Fonda says she’s returning to civil disobedience nearly a half-century after she was last arrested at a protest. Fonda, known for her opposition to the Vietnam War, was one of 17 climate protesters arrested Friday at the US Capitol on charges of unlawful demonstration […]

Trump says US troops ‘largely out’ of Syria region

9:19 pm October 16, 2019

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says U.S. troops are “largely out” of a region of Syria where Turkish forces are attacking Kurdish fighters. Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters allied with the U.S. after Trump pulled troops from the region this month. As he met Wednesday with Italy’s president, Trump said: “If Syria wants […]

Ex- National Security Council official Fiona Hill testifying to Congress

Ex-National Security Council official testifying to Congress

9:43 pm October 14, 2019

WASHINGTON: Fiona Hill, a former top National Security Council expert on Russia, was testifying to Congress behind closed doors Monday, the latest former Trump administration official to be subpoenaed as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Hill wouldn’t comment as she arrived on Capitol Hill, but her attorney said she had […]

Turkey vows to expand anti-PKK operations in northern Iraq

Turkey launches offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria

9:12 pm October 9, 2019

AKCAKALE, Turkey: Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces pulled back from the area, with a series of airstrikes hitting a town on Syria’s northern border. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the campaign, which followed an abrupt decision Sunday by U.S. President Donald […]