Turkey says ready to discuss issues with U.S. without threats
Turkey is ready to discuss its ongoing issues with the United States as long as there are no threats, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday, amid a widening dispute between the NATO allies that has sent the Turkish currency plunging.
U.S. and Mexico to set up joint team to fight drug cartels
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Mexico will set up a joint team based in Chicago to target Mexican drug cartels, their leaders, and finances, officials said on Wednesday.
Turkish finance minister says Turkey-Qatar will improve cooperation
Turkey and Qatar will improve cooperation after Doha pledged to invest $15 billion in Turkey, Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Wednesday.
White House condemns Turkey’s tariffs on U.S. imports
The White House on Wednesday condemned Turkey’s doubling of tariffs on U.S. cars, alcohol and tobacco imports, calling the action “a step in the wrong direction.”
U.S. F-22 stealth jets simulate dogfights with Norway’s F-35 warplanes
Two U.S. F-22 stealth fighter jets squared off in simulated dogfights with two of Norway’s expanding fleet of F-35 aircraft on Wednesday as part of an exercise aimed at strengthening the NATO alliance and increasing its deterrent power.
Israel finds no cause for criminal charges in deadly Gaza war raid
Israel will not conduct a criminal investigation into a deadly raid in Rafah during the 2014 Gaza war, the military’s judicial arm said on Wednesday after a “comprehensive examination” of events, prompting condemnation from the Palestinian group Hamas….
Cuba frees leading dissident charged with attempted murder
A leading Cuban dissident said he was freed from jail on Wednesday, 12 days after his arrest for attempted murder following a car crash in which he hit and injured an official from the Communist-run island’s interior ministry.
Ex-Trump aide Manafort had ‘huge dumpster of hidden money,’ court told
Paul Manafort had “a huge dumpster of hidden money” abroad, a prosecutor said on Wednesday, urging a jury to convict the former Trump campaign chief on financial fraud charges based more on a paper trail of evidence than the testimony of a former prote…
U.S. and Mexico to announce joint plan to fight drug cartels
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Mexican authorities are planning on Wednesday to announce a new strategy to combat transnational Mexican drug cartels that will include a crackdown on their finances, a DEA official said.
Taliban withdraws protection from Red Cross in Afghanistan
The Taliban said on Wednesday it was withdrawing its security guarantee for the International Red Cross in Afghanistan after it said the organization neglected prisoners holding a hunger strike in the Pul-e Charkhi prison in Kabul.
