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US begins moving military equipment out of Syria
Washington, Jan 11 (Xinhua/UNB) -Some US military ground equipment has been withdrawn from Syria in recent days, US media reported on Thursday.
Seattle TV editor fired after Trump video appears altered
Seattle, Jan 11(AP/UNB) — A Seattle TV station has fired an editor after airing video footage of President Donald Trump's Oval Office address on immigration that appears to be altered.
Members of Congress honor Saudi writer killed in Turkey
Washington, Jan 11 (AP/UNB) — Members of Congress called for the protection of press freedom around the world Thursday as they honored a U.S.-based Saudi columnist who was killed inside his country's consulate in Turkey in October.
Trump administration eyes disaster money to fund border wall
Washington, Jan 11(AP/UNB) — The Trump administration is considering using billions in unspent disaster relief funds earmarked for areas including hurricane-pounded Puerto Rico and Texas and more than a dozen other states to pay for President Donald Trump's border wall as he weighs signing a national emergency declaration to get it built without Congress.
Pompeo in Egypt amid concerns over US Mideast policy
Cairo, Jan 10 (AP/UNB) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was holding talks with Egyptian leaders in Cairo on Thursday as he continued a nine-nation Mideast tour aimed at reassuring America's Arab partners that the Trump administration is not walking away from the region.
Trump exits shutdown talks with a 'bye-bye'
Washington, Jan 10 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — "I said bye-bye," he tweeted— as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
US-China trade talks wrap up, with outcome unclear
Beijing, Jan 10 (AP/UNB) — Uncertainty over the outcome of China-U.S. trade talks cast a pall Thursday over Asian markets as both sides kept mum about what lies ahead.
US, China extend talks on trade battle for 3rd day
Beijing, Jan 9 (AP/UNB) — U.S. and Chinese envoys have extended trade talks into a third day Wednesday after President Donald Trump said negotiations over their tariff war were "going very well!"
Fate of detained IS fighters uncertain as US exits Syria
Washington, Jan 9 (AP/UNB) — What to do with hundreds of foreign Islamic State fighters captured in Syria has become a critical and growing problem for the Trump administration as it prepares to pull troops out of the country.
Trump pleads on TV for wall funding to fix border 'crisis'
Washington, Jan 9 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump made a somber televised plea for border wall funding Tuesday night, seeking an edge in his shutdown battle with congressional Democrats as he declared there is "a humanitarian crisis, a crisis of the heart and a crisis of the soul."