A few Alaska researchers recently accepted a surprise assignment of giving Jerry Brown a tour of the Seward Peninsula. The California governor was stopping in Nome on his way to a meeting in Russia. The 79-year-old environmentalist and leader of a state that resembles a progressive nation wanted to learn why the far north matters. […]
ISLAMABAD — America’s security “failures” in Afghanistan are evident from events of the week when visiting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson could not move out of a U.S. military base and invited Afghan leaders to his “bunker” for talks, neighboring Pakistan said Thursday. “This situation tells the whole story of U.S. failures, despite fighting in the […]
A grand jury in Washington has indicted 19 people, including 15 Turkish security officials, in connection with a brawl that broke out during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the U.S. capital in May. The indictments, announced Tuesday, charge the defendants with attacking peaceful protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence. All 19 are charged […]
TEL AVIV — U.S. President Donald Trump assailed Iranian aggression and military ambitions as he arrived in Israel Monday on his first visit to the Jewish state as the American leader. “This moment in history calls us to strengthen our cooperation as both Israel and America face common threats from ISIS and other terrorist groups to […]