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Brussels seeks Washington’s help on refugees
The European Commission has sent Washington a wish list of ways the U.S. could provide help in dealing with the migration crisis, including boosting cooperation with American military forces in the...
View ArticleUS orders electronic carry-on limits on some Middle Eastern flights
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is issuing an emergency order Tuesday directing nine airlines that fly directly to the United States from 10 Middle Eastern airports to require...
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Lobbyists cash in on dispute between Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Washington lobbyists are looking to cash in on the standoff between Qatar and a Saudi Arabia-led bloc of countries as the two sides scramble for influence with Congress and the Trump administration....
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The ‘steely-eyed killer’ who became a star on Fox News — then lost it all
On May 6, 2011, retired Lt. Col Bill Cowan appeared on Fox News to talk about the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, which he opposed. At the time, Cowan had been a respected Fox News military...
View ArticleEU opens new diplomatic mission in Kuwait
The EU opened a new delegation office in Kuwait on Sunday, promising to beef up its engagement in the Middle East. The bloc’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini launched the new...
View ArticleUS Air Force crews have lodged at Trump’s Scottish resort at least four times
Air Force crews have stayed overnight at President Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort in Scotland on at least four occasions, two more than previously reported. The four trips — uncovered through...
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Never again ‘never again’
One certainly cannot accuse Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of Germany’s governing CDU party, of speaking in overly drastic terms. She sees Wednesday’s attack in the city of Halle as a “wake-up...
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Trump gambles his presidency on a chaotic Middle East
Past American presidents often wished they could ignore the Middle East. But Donald Trump is going beyond wishing, on the apparent belief that voters will reward him for his to-hell-with-this approach...
View ArticleGermany reduces troop numbers in Iraq
Germany on Tuesday pulled some of its military personnel out of Iraq following the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, citing security concerns. The withdrawal concerns 35 of...
View Article11 US troops injured in Iranian attack where Trump claimed none ‘were harmed’
Eleven U.S. service members were injured during an Iranian missile strike last week against an Iraqi air base housing American troops, military officials confirmed late Thursday, despite the Trump...
View ArticleBiden’s diplomats are flooding the zone on Russia. But even some allies...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been talking to all the usual suspects as the United States rallies other countries to stare down a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Britains, Frances...
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Payback time: The West studies how to make Russia foot the war bill
Western governments are starting to sketch out ideas from asset seizures to an oil tax to collect the hundreds of billions of dollars required for reconstruction of Ukraine’s shattered cities,...
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Russia uses climate talks to vilify Ukraine
BONN, Germany — Russia is retreating from the world — on track to be ejected or pull out of groupings like the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization, the Council of Europe and world...
View ArticleBiden to travel to Middle East in July, White House says
President Joe Biden will travel to the Middle East next month, making stops in Israel, the West Bank and then Saudi Arabia, where he’ll seek to rebuild relations after vowing to make the kingdom a...
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Water wars: Iran plays access to force compliance
Catherine Perez-Shakdam is a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. In its grand pursuit of control and ideological dominance, it looks as though the Islamic Republic of Iran is willing to...
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Global Britain’s new dilemma: trade, or human rights?
LONDON — How far would Liz Truss go to sign a trade deal? The answer, human rights campaigners fear, is almost any distance at all. As Britain’s international trade secretary, Truss made her name...
View ArticleUK minister pushes to downgrade climate change in trade deals
LONDON — The U.K. should not be putting environmental issues at “the top of every single trade agreement” it signs, according to a senior government minister. Conor Burns, who returned to the...
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EU pressroom erupts as VDL ducks questions on Schinas’ links to Qatar
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declined to answer questions about her Vice President Margaritis Schinas’ relations with Qatar at a press briefing Monday, triggering fury from the...
View ArticleEU’s Schinas rejects any link to Qatar corruption scandal
STRASBOURG — No bribes, no influence. Just a career of transparency and “light.” That was the full-throated message from European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas on Tuesday, as...
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Qatar scores own goal over EU visas
The EU’s plan to allow visa-free short-stay travel for Qatari and Kuwaiti nationals has been struck by a corruption scandal engulfing the European Parliament. MEPs in Strasbourg were expected to vote...
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