sources: US getting tougher with Israel over settlements
By MATTHEW LEE and BRADLEY KLAPPER The United States will endorse a tougher tone with Israel in an upcoming international report that takes the Jewish state to task over settlements,…
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Afghanistan faces tough battle as Haqqanis unify the Taliban
By KATHY GANNON A shadowy, Pakistan-based militant faction is on the rise within the Taliban after its leader was appointed deputy and played a key role in unifying the fractured…
US Navy commander says canceled HK visit a minor hurdle May. 6, 2016 9:26 AM EDT
The commander of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet on Friday dismissed the cancellation of a planned port visit to Hong Kong by an American aircraft carrier as a “minor hurdle”…
Obama drinks filtered city water in Flint to show it’s safe
By KEVIN FREKING Showing support for the beleaguered residents of Flint, Michigan, President Barack Obama drank filtered city water on Wednesday to show that it is again safe following a…
Q&A: When is a Boot on the Ground not a Boot on the Ground?
By LOLITA C. BALDOR No one disputes that U.S. military forces are fighting in combat in Iraq and Syria — except maybe President Barack Obama and some members of his…
First US cruise in decades arrives in Havana
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years crossed the Florida Straits from Miami and docked in Havana on Monday, restarting commercial travel on waters that…
US once again forced to turn to Russia for help on Syria
By MATTHEW LEE Scrambling to resuscitate a nearly dead truce in Syria, the Obama administration has again been forced to turn to Russia for help, with little hope for the…
Punishments but no criminal charges in US attack on hospital
A U.S. aerial gunship attack on a hospital in Afghanistan that killed 42 people occurred because of human errors, process mistakes and equipment failures, and none of the aircrew or…