Here’s what happened today A ceasefire came into effect between the Syrian government and the SDF for four days, while both sides work on a plan for the practical integration of the northeastern Hasakah province. Despite the ceasefire, government-allied groups allegedly attacked several areas, including Tal Baroud, Zarkan and Raqqa, according to the SDF’s spokesperson,…
DAVOS, Switzerland — President Trump will depart for Davos on Tuesday feeling more confident than ever in his own power to shape global events and more willing to bully and berate anyone who stands in his way. Why it matters: In recent weeks, Trump has shown he’s no longer content just dominating the U.S. and…
Former deputy PA minister to head panel; Gaza Chamber of Commerce head, who will also be a member, tells ToI he is ‘eager to start work to alleviate suffering of Gazans’ Roughly a dozen Palestinians received official invitations on Tuesday to serve on the technocratic committee slated to manage Gaza’s daily affairs in place of…
There is growing frustration in Germany over the nation’s economy. The stagnant economy has caused enormous political problems in Berlin, where tax revenue is nowhere near enough to pay for the perennially growing demands on the welfare state. Like in most of Europe, the stagnant German economy is also permanently impoverishing the young generation. Echoing…
BEIJING (AP) — As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in China on Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the longtime U.S. ally away from their rival, at least a bit. China’s state media is calling on the Canadian government to set a foreign policy path independent of the United States — what…
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Bill and Hillary Clinton on Tuesday refused to testify in a Republican-led congressional investigation of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying it was a partisan exercise. “Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight for this country, its principles…
The report comes amid warnings from the US that it could intervene in protests currently taking place in Iran. The United States is withdrawing some personnel from its bases in the Middle East, a US official told the Reuters news agency, after a senior Iranian official said Tehran had warned neighbours it would hit US bases…
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro’s capture also marks an advance towards the US goal of uprooting Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah from Latin America, where the movement stands accused of criminal activities linked to drug trafficking, arms sales and money laundering. Washington has warned that it will no longer tolerate the presence of Hezbollah or its Iranian…
Heartbreaking footage has captured grief-stricken families in Iran searching through rows of dead bodies after the Islamic Republic started massacring anti-regime protesters in a ruthless crackdown. Dozens of bodies zipped up in black bags were seen piled up outside the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center near Tehran as relatives desperately tried to identify their slain loved…
Greetings from Tyler, They’ve got full blown pandemonium in Tehran. Maybe the mullahs won’t survive it. People are using the internet, and we’ve got real time pictures of what’s going on. I don’t know if you know this, but things haven’t been good under the religious police. There are hints that the son of the…