Evacuation of two pro-Assad Syrian villages under way
An evacuation began overnight of thousands of people from two loyalist Syrian villages that are besieged by rebels in the northwest, a war monitor said, with the government expected to release hundreds of detainees in return.
White House weighs Putin proposal on questioning U.S. officials
The White House on Wednesday declined to rule out accepting a Russian proposal for the questioning in the United States of Americans sought by the Kremlin for “illegal activities,” including a former U.S. ambassador to Moscow.
Trump says he accepts DNI Coats’ view that Russia meddling continues
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a television interview on Wednesday he accepted Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats’ assessment that Russia continues to be a threat to U.S. elections.
Suriname leaders slam Dutch minister over ‘failed state’ comments
Suriname politicians on Wednesday slammed Holland’s Foreign Minister Stef Blok for saying the former Dutch colony was a “failed state” as a result of its diverse ethnic makeup.
Evacuation of pro-Assad villages under way in northwest: monitor, source
The evacuation of thousands of people from two pro-Syrian government villages in the northwest got under way overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a commander in the regional alliance that backs Damascus said.
Trump says he holds Putin personally responsible for election meddling
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he holds Russian President Vladimir Putin personally responsible for Russia’s meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Bombs wound 11 people in Iraqi city of Kirkuk
Several roadside bombs and mortar rounds wounded 11 people in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, witnesses said.
White House struggles to contain fallout from Trump-Putin summit
The White House struggled on Wednesday to contain the furor over President Donald Trump’s heavily criticized summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, denying Trump ever meant to say that Moscow was no longer targeting the United States.
Nearly half of Americans link defense of NATO to allies’ spending: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Nearly half of Americans believe that the United States should not be required to defend NATO allies from attack if they do not spend more on defense, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted after U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to Europe.
‘No surrender,’ say opponents to Nicaraguan president after clampdown
Hundreds of opponents of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega are in hiding in safe houses and planning their next steps to push for his resignation after Ortega loyalists, supported by police, took over a stronghold this week.
