Trump Temporarily Cuts Funding to WHO Over Its Failed COVID-19 Response
On Tuesday, President Trump announced that he is temporarily suspending U.S. funding to the World Health Organization due to the institution’s poor handling...
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Will the Taliban Fighters Released Under New Peace Deal Really Stop Fighting?
Under an agreement signed by U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the United States will release up...
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Will Afghanistan Peace Deal Really Extract America from “Endless Wars”?
One lesson that we should learn upon hearing that an agreement has been signed to end the 18-year-old Afghan War — it is...
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Survey Shows NATO Popularity Has Declined in United States and France
A Pew Research Center survey of views about NATO shows the alliance’s favorability rating falling in both the United States and France. ...
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Given “Intelligence Coup of the Century,” How Can U.S. Explain Foreign Policy Failures?
With the ability of the CIA and NSA to easily crack the encrypted communications of nations all over the world for over 50...
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Senate Votes to Limit War-making Powers of the President
In a bipartisan vote on Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted 55-45 to limit the ability of President Donald Trump to go to war...
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Over 5,000, Mostly Afghans, Killed or Wounded in Afghanistan Reconstruction
Over 5,000 people have been killed or wounded over the course of the United States’ rebuilding of Afghanistan, according to a new report...
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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Guaidó Meets Pompeo and Rubio, but not Trump
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó made a successful visit to Miami and met with several of Florida’s members of Congress, but did not...
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Palestinian Leader Abbas Sharply Criticizes Trump and Peace Plan
Few were surprised when Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejected outright the Israeli-Palestinian peace plan proposed by President Trump on January 28. ...
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Trump Announces Middle East Peace Plan Alongside Netanyahu
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced details of an Israel-Palestinian peace plan put together by the Trump administration. ...
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UN Committee Rules That “Climate Refugees” Cannot Be Sent Home
In what is being hailed as a “landmark” decision, the United Nations’ Human Rights Committee has ruled that refugees fleeing the so-called climate...
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Inspector General Confirms Government Lies About Afghanistan
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko told a congressional committee Wednesday that the government has routinely lied about the progress it...
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Ten Republican Senators May Vote for Resolution Ordering End to Conflict With Iran
Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) says 10 Republican senators are considering voting for a resolution he is sponsoring to force the United States to...
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Esper: No Evidence Iran Planned to Attack Four Embassies
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday he had seen no evidence suggesting that Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was plotting attacks on four U.S....
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The Real WWIII Threat Was Hillary Clinton
While many young people are worried about President Trump starting WWIII with Iran, Hillary Clinton would have been much more of a warmonger...
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