US missionary who contracted Ebola is on his way to Germany, CDC says
WASHINGTON/BERLIN, May 19 – A U.S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak of a rare strain of the virus has killed over 130…
DOJ to make announcement on Wednesday related to 1996 Cuba incident
May 19 – The U.S. Justice Department said it will make an announcement in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday in conjunction with a ceremony to honor the victims of a 1996…
US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises, sources say
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, May 19 – The Trump administration is planning to tell NATO allies this week that it will shrink the pool of military capabilities that the U.S. would have available…
Italy car ramming driver charged with violence, not terrorism
Italian Salim el Koudri, of Moroccan heritage, had been treated for a schizoid personality disorder. Read More
Vance says ‘a lot of progress’ made in Iran talks
WASHINGTON, May 19 – U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday the United States and Iran have made a lot of progress in their talks and neither side wants…
NATO expects US troop cuts from Europe to take years
BRUSSELS, May 19 – The U.S. will pull more troops from Europe but the process will stretch over years to give allies time to develop capabilities to replace them, NATO’s…
Somaliland says it will open an embassy in Jerusalem, Israel to reciprocate
TEL AVIV, May 19 – Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, will set up an embassy in Jerusalem soon, its ambassador said on Tuesday, after Israel became the first country…
Trump says US may need to hit Iran again
WASHINGTON, May 19 – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States may need to hit Iran again and he was only an hour away from deciding…
Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers
Many Kindle loyalists are not ready to turn the page on their beloved gadgets. Read More
Syrian soldier killed by car bomb near Defence Ministry building in Damascus
May 19 – One Syrian soldier was killed and a number were wounded by a car bomb that exploded outside a Defence Ministry building in Damascus, the ministry said in…