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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) over its Mexican-built cars, but the biggest risk from a punitive tariff would be for its compatriot Nissan Motor Co (7201.T), the largest automaker operating in the country. Trump has criticized U.S. companies like General […]

A senior Syrian rebel official denied a report on Friday that a ceasefire had been reached between rebels and government forces in the Wadi Barada area near Damascus, where bombardments have knocked out the capital’s main water source. The government and allied fighters from the […]

FILE – A photo taken from a Norwegian surveillance aircraft shows Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in international waters off the coast of northern Norway, Oct.17, 2016. Share See comments Russia is beginning a draw-down of its military resources in Syria. Military chief Valery Gerasimov […]

A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced two military officers to life in prison for their alleged roles in last year’s failed coup attempt. The verdict handed down in Erzurum, in eastern Turkey, was the first ruling related to the plot to overthrow President Recep Tayyip […]

Turkish police detained 18 people in connection with Thursday’s gun and bomb attack which killed two people in the city of Izmir and Ankara has no doubt Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants were responsible, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Friday. The car bombing and […]

For decades, U.S. ambassadors politically appointed by an outgoing president have been able to request an extension until Congress confirms their replacement, selected by an incoming president, but President-elect Donald Trump has informed all such ambassadors that they must resign by Jan. 20 “without exceptions,” […]

Saudi chargé d’affaires in Lebanon Walid al-Bukhari stressed on Friday that Lebanon’s president visit to Saudi Arabia will have positive results on the Saudi-Lebanese ties, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Friday. “The visit will have positive outcome on the relations between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon,” said […]

President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly selected former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats to be director of national intelligence, according to several media outlets. NPR has not confirmed the pick. In choosing Coats, he is getting a veteran Washington establishment figure — a senator, former lobbyist and […]

Two attackers, a policeman and a court worker have been killed in a car bomb and gun assault on a courthouse in the Turkish city of Izmir, state media say. Officials blamed Kurdish militants for the attack. A third attacker is reportedly still being sought. […]