Josh Lederman

Trump Touts Arms Deals As Saudi Prince Kicks Off US Tour

Following a failed Senate vote to end US support for the devastating Saudi war in Yemen, Trump praised Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman and his support for US jobs through arms purchases.

Josh Lederman
作者 Josh Lederman
Mohammed bin Salman | Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — At 32 years old, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman controls a vast fortune, a well-heeled military and the future of a nation in the throes of sweeping economic and social change. His ambitious bid to remake Saudi Arabia received a ringing endorsement Tuesday from President Donald Trump as the future leader opened a marathon

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As ISIS Nears Defeat – US, Russia Close to Agreement on Resolving Syrian Civil War

With ISIS nearing defeat, the U.S. and Russia are losing their common enemy in Syria and will remain in a proxy battle in which Russia backs Assad and the U.S. supports armed opposition groups.

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Josh Lederman
作者 Matthew Lee
和 Josh Lederman
This frame grab from video provided, Nov 8, 2017, by the Syrian Central Military Media, shows a tank firing on militants' positions on the Iraq-Syria border. (Syrian Central Military/AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia are nearing an agreement on Syria for how they hope to resolve the Arab country’s civil war once the Islamic State group (ISIS) is defeated, officials said Thursday. If clinched, the deal was expected to be announced by President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vietnam on

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