Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has emphasised that de-escalation and dialogue are the most effective paths to resolving crises in a region as sensitive and vital as the Middle East. He made the remarks on Sunday amid rising tensions following US military strikes on Yemen’s Houthi group, Xinhua news agency reported. During a … Read more
Washington: The US military must work to provide options to ensure the United States has full access to the Panama Canal, two US officials told Reuters on Thursday. President Donald Trump has said repeatedly he wants to “take back” the Panama Canal, which is located at the narrowest part of the isthmus between North and … Read more
Washington: US Army Lieutenant General Telita Crosland, the head of the military’s health agency and one of the most senior Black female officers in the Army, was forced to retire on Friday, two sources told Reuters. The move comes just a week after President Donald Trump fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff … Read more
The future of the United States’ military presence in Syria is in question, with President Donald Trump facing competing demands from Turkey and Israel over the 2,000-strong force that is supporting a Syrian Kurdish-led coalition fighting Islamic State. Israel wants the U.S. to keep supporting Kurdish forces in Syria, while Turkey opposes that strategy. Dorian … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump has instructed the US military to release a hold imposed by former President Joe Biden on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, a White House source told Reuters on Saturday. The move was widely expected. Biden put a hold on the delivery of those bombs due to concern over the … Read more