Trump starts withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria, claims victory
President Donald Trump has begun what will be a total withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, declaring on Wednesday they have succeeded in their mission to defeat Islamic State and were no longer needed in the country.
In response to Trump, Britain says Islamic State remains a threat
Britain said on Wednesday that Islamic State remained a threat even though it held no territory, commenting after U.S. President Donald Trump said the militant group had been defeated in Syria.
Ireland may ask for derogations from some EU rules in no-deal Brexit
Ireland does not rule out asking the European Union to relax or waive some rules of the single market in the event of a no-deal Brexit in order to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Wednesday.
U.S. imposes fresh Russia sanctions for election meddling
The United States imposed fresh Russia-related sanctions on Wednesday, expanding a blacklist of individuals allegedly involved in a Kremlin-backed campaign to meddle with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, among other misdeeds.
Honduran teens who joined migrant caravan killed in Mexico
Mexican authorities are investigating the deaths of two Honduran teenagers killed in the border city of Tijuana last weekend after joining a migrant caravan in October headed for the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said on Wednesday.
Former Blackwater guard convicted of murder in Iraq shooting spree
A 35-year-old former Blackwater security guard was found guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday for shooting a civilian at a crowded traffic circle in the Iraqi capital Baghdad in 2007, an incident that drew worldwide condemnation.
Trump starts pulling U.S. forces from Syria
President Donald Trump has begun withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria, declaring on Wednesday they have succeeded in their mission to defeat Islamic State, and U.S. officials said Washington is considering removing all its forces from the country.
Trump did not discuss Syria pullout with Erdogan in advance: U.S. official
President Donald Trump did not discuss in advance his decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.
Suspect in killing two Scandinavian women in Morocco belongs to militant group: prosecutor
A man suspected in the killing of two female tourists from Norway and Denmark in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains belongs to a militant group, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Bipartisan senators call for U.S. ‘genocide’ label of Myanmar killings
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to designate the Myanmar military’s campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority a genocide.
