Syria’s army deployed near the Turkish border on Monday, hours after Syrian Kurdish forces previously allied with the U.S. said they had reached a deal with Damascus to help them fend off Turkey’s invasion. CBC | World News
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William Barr Says ‘Militant Secularists’ Are Attacking Religious Values And Destroying ‘Moral Order’ In U.S.
During a speech at the University of Notre Dame on Friday, Attorney General William Barr blamed “militant secularists” for what he claims are attacks on religious values, CNN reports. According to Barr, issues the American society is currently dealing with — such as violence, and opioid addiction — are a product of decades of efforts to undermine religious values. Perpetrated ...
Read More »Is the U.S. in a constitutional crisis? Current standoff is unlike anything in American history
After a week in which the White House issued a blanket refusal to co-operate with what it describes as an ‘invalid’ impeachment inquiry, constitutional scholars are divided about whether this moment represents a constitutional crisis. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkey Reportedly Bombs U.S. Special Forces Amid Chaotic Attack On Kurdish Forces
Turkish troops have dropped bombs on U.S. special forces stationed in Syria in what may be a mistake, a new report claims. The Turkish military has started a military operation against Kurdish troops in northern Syria after Donald Trump announced this week that he would be moving American troops and allowing Turkey to start its long-awaited operation. As Newsweek reported, ...
Read More »U.S. pullback in Syria has some questioning Netanyahu’s alliance with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bet on President Donald Trump has yielded major diplomatic gains but the U.S. pullback from Syria is raising worries about that strategy. CBC | World News
Read More »China condemns U.S. visa restrictions imposed over treatment of Muslim Uighurs
The U.S. government widened its trade blacklist to include some of China’s top artificial intelligence startups, saying it is punishing Beijing for its treatment of Muslim minorities and ratcheting up tensions ahead of high-level trade talks in Washington this week. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. State Department blocks ambassador from testifying in Ukraine probe
The State Department has barred Gordon Sondland, the U.S. European Union ambassador, from appearing Tuesday before a House panel conducting the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, his lawyer said. CBC | World News
Read More »Alleged leader of human-smuggling ring at Canada-U.S. border held in U.S. pending trial
Beginning as early as 2013 and until August 2018, an organization led by Godofredo Rivas-Melendez, 60, charged thousands of dollars to smuggle people into Vermont and New York from Canada, a U.S. federal court indictment said. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. withdraws troops from northeast Syria ahead of Turkish offensive
The United States said it was pulling troops from northeast Syria, in a major shift which clears the way for a Turkish military offensive against Kurdish-led forces and hands Turkey responsibility for thousands of Islamic State captives. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. troops start pullout from along Turkey’s border in Syria
U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces in Syria say American troops have begun withdrawing from areas along Turkey’s border. CBC | World News
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