Pamela Dockins BEIJING—The United States and China agreed Wednesday to work together to ensure that North Korea ends its nuclear-weapons program, but high-level talks in Beijing indicated the two sides disagree on whether and what sort of sanctions to use against Pyongyang following its underground nuclear test three weeks ago.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, […]readmore
Jeff Seldin WASHINGTON—U.S. military forces are on the ground in Libya looking for potential partners in what could soon be an expanded campaign against the Islamic State (IS) terror group. «There have been some U.S. forces in Libya trying to establish contact with forces on the ground,» Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters Wednesday. […]readmore
Jeff Seldin Over the waning weeks of 2015, about 500 key Islamic State (IS) officials and commanders packed up and slipped away, leaving their posts in Syria and Iraq. The move, according to a U.S. official familiar with the intelligence, was not part of any sort of retreat. Rather, it appeared to be a calculated […]readmore
Dorian Jones ISTANBUL—U.S. Vice President Joe Biden rebuked Turkey on Friday for its crackdown on freedom of expression.Biden told civil society representatives in Istanbul that the Turkish government is not setting the right «example» with its imprisonment of journalists and investigation of academics who have criticized the government’s military campaign against Turkey’s Kurdish-dominated southeastern sector. […]readmore
Lisa Bryant PARIS—France’s prime minister has joined growing voices in warning that Europe’s ongoing migrant crisis threatens the very foundations of the 28-member European Union.French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says the tens of thousands of migrants who continue pouring into Europe threaten the idea of a unified continent, especially when it comes to the passport-free […]readmore
VOA News Greek maritime officials said at least 15 bodies have been recovered in two separate sinkings of boats off of Greek islands Friday, as a seemingly unending wave of migrants continues to travel over treacherous winter waters to seek refuge in Europe. A search is under way for other migrants still missing. The Coast […]readmore
Luis Ramirez LONDON—Calls grew Friday for the government of British Prime Minister David Cameron to penalize Russia following the release Thursday of the results of a public inquiry on the 2006 murder of dissident Alexander Litvinenko.The exiled former Russian spy died after meeting two Russian agents at a London hotel and drinking green tea they […]readmore
Rhode Island – La Gobernadora Gina Raimondo junto al director de RIEMA Peter Gaynor se reunieron la Mañana del viernes con el personal de Emergencias para infórmale de los preparativos para este fin de semana. Según las últimas previsiones podríamos recibir hasta 8 pulgadas de nieve. My number one priority as Governor is keeping all […]readmore
LPR News – Lo fuerte de la tormenta llegaría el sábado y domingo, como mediad de precaución debemos mantenernos en casa. Los espaciadores de sal comenzaran a trabajar la tarde del viernes. Estamos esperando una tormenta bastante grande este fin de semana. El sábado comenzara a nevar temprano y continuara hasta el domingo. La gobernadora […]readmore
VOA News Humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders(Médecins Sans Frontières) has denounced Europe’s migration policy of deterrence in 2015 as a «catastrophic failure» that has endangered asylum seekers and created more business for smugglers. In its report “Obstacle Course to Europe” issued Tuesday, the organization said erecting razor wire fences, continuously changing administrative and registration procedures, […]readmore