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WASHINGTON >> With the hourglass running out for his administration, President Barack Obama’s health care law is struggling in many parts of the country. Double-digit premium increases and exits by big-name insurers have caused some to wonder whether “Obamacare” will go down as a failed […]

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed Saturday to deport “criminal illegal immigrants … within one hour” of his inauguration if he is elected in November. Trump’s promise, made during a speech in Iowa, came after several days of accusations that the real estate mogul had […]

So Turkish President, a.k.a. Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan is about to make a high-profile visit to Tehran – the date has not yet been set – to essentially kick start the ATM (Ankara-Tehran-Moscow) coalition in Syria. Anyone as much as hinting at such a massive […]

ZAHLE, Lebanon — Something remarkable is happening in this Lebanese farming town. Roads are no longer dark at night, and water is pumped to homes without interruption. There’s electricity here in Zahle, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And if you don’t think that’s […]

The United States’ attempts to bring together bitter enemies to tackle the Islamic State in Syria are unraveling, as Washington’s key partners turn their guns on each other. Over the past few days, Syrian rebels backed by the Turkish military have clashed with Kurdish fighters […]

Iran’s military detected a US drone entering Iranian airspace on Monday and issued a warning for it to leave, which it subsequently did, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported.US drone “Iran’s army air defense detected and warned an American drone in the eastern airspace of the […]

After a year of researching new technologies and tactics for the next phase in air warfare, the US Air Force is getting closer to bringing its plans to acquire a new fighter jet to fruition. The follow-up to the beleaguered F-35 program is being called […]

Turkey’s army and its allies thrust deeper into Syria on Sunday, seizing territory controlled by Kurdish-aligned forces on the fifth day of a cross-border campaign that a monitoring group said had killed at least 35 villagers. Turkish warplanes roared into northern Syria at daybreak, and […]

BEIRUT (AP) — Rebels backed by Turkey made major gains Sunday in northern Syria, expelling Kurdish-led forces from towns and villages as part of a determined campaign by Ankara to push the militants east of the Euphrates River. At least 35 civilians were killed, according […]