Search For Keyword.

Release of Taliban unlikely to aid Afghan peace process

Pakistan released two key Afghan Taliban leaders last week reportedly at Washington’s request in an apparent attempt to revive a stalled peace process. The development follows a meeting earlier this month between U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Pakistani and...

US plans 5,000 troops to border with Mexico

The U.S. military is planning to deploy 5,000 troops to the southwestern border as a migrant caravan makes its way north, according to multiple reports published Monday. The figure would be larger than the amount of U.S. troops in Syria and would be more than half the number of troops...

Istanbul Airport, 'world's new hub,' officially opened

Istanbul Airport, the “world's new hub,” officially opened by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic. Speaking at the massive new airport’s inauguration ceremony, President Erdogan said it would be a model to...