Gen. McKenzie left open the possibility of bombing Afghanistan for “counterterrorism” purposes
CENTCOM Chief: US Won’t Give Afghan Forces Air Support After Pullout
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Yemen, Houthis Welcome Omani Effort to Renew Peace Process
Yemen, Houthis Welcome Omani Effort to Renew Peace Process | Saudi airstrikes drop, hopes of peace talks are growing
Artillery Fire Hits Hospital in Syria’s Afrin, Killing 18
Artillery Fire Hits Hospital in Syria’s Afrin, Killing 18 | Turkish media labels incident a Kurdish terrorist attack
IAEA Chief: Essential to Reach Iran Nuclear Deal Agreements
IAEA Chief: Essential to Reach Iran Nuclear Deal Agreements | Grossi ‘worried’ about Iran nuclear program
Secretary General: NATO Won’t ‘Mirror’ Russia, Will Exponentially Outspend, Surround It With Battle Groups
Just hours ahead of the NATO summit in Brussels on June 14, the military bloc’s secretary general, Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg, told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble that NATO will continue to expand its military capabilities but will not “mirror” its arch-adversary Russia. And...
Afghan Interior Ministry Arrests Tribal Elders Who Mediate With Taliban
Afghan Interior Ministry Arrests Tribal Elders Who Mediate With Taliban | Ministry accuses mediators of cooperation with terrorists
Taliban Rejects NATO Call for Troop Presence at Kabul Airport
Taliban Rejects NATO Call for Troop Presence at Kabul Airport | Taliban say Afghans will be responsible for airport security
Iran Nuclear Talks Resume, Germany Calls for Rapid Progress
Iran Nuclear Talks Resume, Germany Calls for Rapid Progress | US sanctions are main sticking point as sixth round gets underway
Seven Minutes From Moscow: Putin Warns of Missile Threat to Russia as U.S. Guided-Missile Destroyers Enter Baltic, Black Seas
In comments that got past editors in the Western news media, President Vladimir Putin in a recent Russian television interview accused the West of abusing what were good relations at the time (1999-2004) to expand NATO up to Russia’s borders. And in doing so, he...
Biden’s Message to NATO Summit: US Has Sacred Obligation to Article 5 War Clause
Voice of America Sunday ran a story about the tenor and theme of President Joe Biden's presentation at tomorrow's NATO summit in Brussels with the headline Biden to Reassure Allies of US Commitment to NATO Mutual Defense Clause. In the report it cites a pledge Biden...
