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Australia Suspends Syria Airstrikes Amid US-Russia Tensions

By Ken Bredemeier/Peter Heinlein | VOA on Jun 20, 2017 Featured, World

WHITE HOUSE — Australia announced Tuesday it has temporarily suspended airstrikes by its forces in Syria. The move comes days after a U.S. fighter jet shot down a Syrian jet, and Syrian ally Russia responded by threatening to treat planes from a U.S.-led coalition operating in the skies over Syria as targets. Australia is part of […]

White House Reeling After Twin Allegations Related to Russia

By Ken Bredemeier/Peter Heinlein | VOA on May 17, 2017 Featured, National

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House was left reeling Wednesday following the stunning allegation that he sought to derail a criminal investigation into links his former national security adviser had with Russian officials on top of reports that Trump disclosed highly classified intelligence to two Moscow diplomats last week. “Nobody knows where this really […]