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  • New details from attempts to release Syrian hostage

    New details are emerging about failed U.S. efforts under the Trump administration to negotiate the release of journalist Austin Tice, who has been held captive by the Syrian government since 2012. The Biden administration seems to be taking a similar approach toward Syria and its human rights abuses. The Associated Press has the story: Insiders…

  • Biden may delay removing troops from Afghanistan

    Although former President Donald Trump set a deadline of May 1 to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden is hinting that he will not meet that deadline. The Taliban has not fully held its part of the agreement made in February 2020. The Associated Press has the story: Looking more and more like…

  • Russia calls U.S. policy toward it ‘dumb’

    Tensions between the U.S. and Russia continue to escalate since President Joe Biden took office. Now Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called U.S. policy toward Russia “deadlocked and even dumb.” The Associated Press has the story: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attacks U.S. policy toward Russia, says it’s bound to fail MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top…

  • India confirms its commitment to the Paris Climate Accord

    India confirms its commitment to the Paris Climate Accord in its meeting with John Kerry NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi told U.S. climate envoy John Kerry that India was committed to meeting its climate change pledges, and Kerry said the U.S. would support those goals with affordable access to green technologies and…

  • Russian opposition leader Navalny has spinal hernias, said lawyers

    Russian opposition leader Navalny has spinal hernias, said lawyers MOSCOW (AP) — A lawyer for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has complained of serious back and leg pain in custody, said Wednesday that doctors have found him to be suffering from two spinal hernias. Vadim Kobzev told the Interfax news agency that Navalny…

  • U.S. and Iraq set no timetable for withdrawing troops

    Talks between the U.S. and Iraq have resulted in changing the mission of U.S. forces in Iraq to training and advisory roles. This will allow the U.S. to withdraw combat troops. However, no steps have been taken to start that process. The Associated Press has the story: U.S. and Iraq agree to withdrawing U.S. combat…

  • Israel likely behind Iranian ship blast

    A limpet mine was placed on the hull of the MV Saviz, an Iranian ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. The New York Times reported that an anonymous source said Israel informed the U.S. that it was behind the attack. No one was injured. The Associated Press has the story:…

  • Dozens sentenced to prison for Turkish coup

    Trials for hundreds of people arrested for their involvement in a 2016 failed coup against the Turkish government concluded with dozens sentenced to life in prison. The coup was reportedly led by U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, a former ally of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Associated Press has the story: Former military, other dissidents sentenced to…

  • Biden administration increasing aid to Palestinians again

    Reversing a Trump policy, the Biden administration continues to increase the amount of money sent to the Palestinians. But opposition is building, as pro-Israel lawmakers point out that federal laws prohibit direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority or aid that benefits the organization since it gives money to people convicted of anti-U.S. or anti-Israel attacks…

  • Terrorist attack in France foiled

    International cooperation on preventing terrorist attacks led to authorities in France apprehending a woman who was about to carry out a suicide terrorist attack in a church in Montpellier, France. DGST found that a female terrorist was going to use a large sword to kill worshippers The Moroccan General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) had…