Syria

When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine 15 months ago, it shook the West. There was an outpouring of support for Russia’s western neighbor because, to the U.S. and its allies, Ukraine was a country that shared similar values, ideologies and...

The U.S. on Monday said it killed a high-ranking member of the Islamic State in Syria in a successful military operation.  What Happened: The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it downed Khalid ‘Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, who was responsible for devising the strategy for ISIS attacks in...

Over 50 people died and hundreds of others were trapped under debris in southern Turkey on Monday after a major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 collapsed dozens of buildings.  What Happened: The tremors of the massive earthquake that triggered a search for survivors under the rubble in snowy streets...

The U.S. government is planning to send dozens of armoured military units to protect oil fields in northeastern Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The White House is also considering leaving about 500 troops in the region, the publication said. What Happened In early October,...

President Donald Trump had a busy day on Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) today with most of it focused on retweeting news coverage of the impeachment inquiry. Here are the highlights. The Never Trumper Republicans, though on respirators with not many left, are in certain ways worse and more dangerous for our...

Water trucks from UNICEF are providing a lifeline to civilians caught in Turkey's offensive into northeastern Syria as aid agencies halt operations in the escalating violence.  UNICEF partners began trucking 13,000 gallons of water per day to 4,000 people in shelters in Tel Tamer on October 15...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said U.S. troops have started withdrawing from Syria after a phone call with President Donald Trump and said he hopes to resolve issue of F-35 Jets with the U.S. during his upcoming visit to Washington, according to Reuters. Turkey's Erdogan is hoping...

The U.S. has set new guidelines for oil companies, marine insurers, shipping industry associations and flag registries following updated intelligence on tactics used by North Korea and Syria to evade international sanctions. The updated guidelines, issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury...

The markets shook Wednesday morning as President Donald Trump threatened to fire missiles into Syria in retaliation against the ruling regime’s suspected use of chemical weapons. Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice...

A federal judge has broadened the definition of a “close relative” in President Donald Trump’s executive order meant to ban people from traveling to the United States from six predominantly Muslim nations. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would take up the ban when it...

Russia warned that it might fire on American aircraft in Syria after a U.S. Air Force F-18 Super Hornet shot down a Russian-built government fighter that allegedly bombed troops from the U.S.-led rebel coalition. The clash on Sunday was reminiscent of the proxy wars the two superpowers engaged in...

Diplomats at the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization meeting in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines witnessed an unprecedented event last week. According to a Moroccan official, a heated discussion ended with the director general of the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hitting...

The U.S. Army has issued guidelines to ground troops dealing with an increasingly deadly new menace: “low, slow, small” drones that gather intelligence and may be weaponizable. The Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Techniques drills down to the company level, even advising soldiers who...

The saber rattlings from the White House during President Donald Trump’s first 97 days in office have coincided with a boom in defense stocks, a stretch that includes first-quarter earnings exceeding expectations for most of the big contractors. The exception is Lockheed Martin Corporation (...

Precious metals were the best-performing commodities of the first quarter, and some analysts believe the volatile nature of President Donald Trump’s first months in office played a big part. A composite of the active month futures prices of the four exchange-traded precious metals moved...