( Al-Monitor )- Prior to the May 16 meeting between US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington, Turkey had sought for a year to pressure Washington to make a final decision on whether it would cooperate with Turkey in northern Syria or whether it would opt...

An ally of British Prime Minister Theresa May has said income tax will not rise for higher earners, making a new promise to voters less than a week before a national election with opinion polls showing a narrowing of May's lead. The comments from Defense Minister Michael Fallon in an...

( The Washington Post )- Despite pledges to account for every U.S. weapon sent to Syrian fighters battling the Islamic State, the Pentagon’s current plan to ensure they don’t fall in the wrong hands is problematic, experts say. Last month, following the Pentagon’s announcement that it...

British police have lifted a cordon in the centre of Manchester and seized a car on Friday which they said could be potentially significant to their investigation into last week's suicide bombing in the city. Police are trying to establish the movements of Salman Abedi before he killed 22...