U.S. military says not abandoning Kurds, condemns Turkish offensive
The Pentagon strongly denied on Friday accusations that it had abandoned its Syrian Kurdish allies to a Turkish military onslaught, which he said was destabilizing...
U.S. judge blocks Trump rule limiting visas, green cards for poor immigrants
A U.S. federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that would deny visas and permanent residency to certain aspiring immigrants deemed likely...
Exclusive: U.S. migrant policy sends thousands of children, including babies, back to Mexico
Since January, the U.S. government has ordered 16,000 migrants under 18, including nearly 500 infants, to wait with their families in Mexico for U.S. immigration...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin threatens ‘very significant’ sanctions on Turkey
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that President Donald Trump had authorized U.S. officials to draft “very significant” new sanctions to target Turkey...
U.S. appeals court blocks Ohio ban on Down syndrome abortion
A divided federal appeals court on Friday said Ohio cannot enforce a 2017 law banning abortions when medical tests show that a fetus has Down...
Amazonian tribes in Ecuador join anti-austerity protests
Indigenous tribe representatives from the Amazon in Ecuador joined an anti-austerity demonstration in Quito on Friday, as hopes for talks between protest leaders and the...
International donors pledge $14 bln to fight AIDS
International donors pledged $14 billion to fight diseases including AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis on Thursday at a Global Fund summit in the French city of...
Pompeo compares China’s Xinjiang region to Orwell’s ‘1984’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday likened China’s treatment of more than one million Uighur Muslims to George Orwell’s “1984” novel. Rough Cut...
Knife attack at Manchester shopping mall
Counter-terrorism police are investigating a knife spree Friday (October 11) that resulted in at least five wounded in Manchester, England. The motive is currently unknown....
EU, Britain enter intense Brexit talks as UK departure date looms
The European Union agreed on Friday to enter intense talks with Britain to try to break the deadlock over Brexit, lifting financial markets with a...