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Netanyahu: Israel prepared to act in Syria after US withdrawal
If needed, Israel is prepared to expand the scope of its military operations in Syria following the withdrawal of US troops, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as reported by the Jerusalem Post. According to Netanyahu, Israel’s policy is intended to weaken Iran’s influence on its neighbor, Syria. “The decision to remove the 2,000 American soldiers…
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Moscow says it’s open to having a Putin-Trump summit
FILE – In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump, right, walk past Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, left, as they gather for the group photo at the start of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS, FILE AP PHOTO MOSCOW A senior Russian diplomat says Moscow is open to having a summit…
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US, China cool trade tensions after phone call
In this file photo taken on Dec 05, 2018, a Chinese and US national flags hang on a fence at an international school in Beijing, China. Source: AFP THE US and China on Sunday “made new progress” on the issues of trade balance and intellectual property following a phone call involving officials from both countries,…
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BORDER SECURITYSHUT DOWN: Trump Tells Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan He Won’t Sign Their Weak Stop-Gap Measure
1:43 p.m. update: Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh reports that he has received word from President Donald J. Trump that he will either receive money to fund the border wall, or shut the government down completely. According to several reports, President Donald J. Trump will not sign spending legislation, which, at this point, does not…
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Defense Secretary James Mattis to retire at the end of February, Trump says
President Trump said Thursday evening that Defense Secretary James Mattis will be retiring in February, in a shock announcement adding to the list of the president’s outgoing Cabinet members after his second year in office. Mattis will step down “with distinction” after serving in his role for two years, the president said on Twitter. “During Jim’s…
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