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Turkey Says Does Not Welcome Comments From Austria On Erdogan Visit

Turkey on Monday criticized Austria after its foreign minister said President Tayyip Erdogan was not welcome to campaign among Turks living in Austria for a referendum to be held in Turkey in April. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told...

Morocco Applies To Join ECOWAS

SAN FRANCISCO, February 26, (THEWILL) - Morocco, a North African country, has officially requested to join the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a full member. According to APA, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation issued...

U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Maryland’s Ban On Assault Rifles

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A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Maryland's ban on assault rifles, ruling gun owners are not protected under the U.S. Constitution to possess "weapons of war," court documents showed. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided...

Trump’s New Security Advisor Differs From Him On Russia, Other Key Issues

U.S. President Donald Trump has shown little patience for dissent, but that trait is likely to be tested by his new national security adviser, Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster. McMaster is joining the White House staff with views on Russia,...

Trump Taps Military Strategist As National Security Adviser

President Donald Trump has tapped Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national security adviser, replacing the ousted Michael Flynn. Trump announced the pick Monday at his Palm Beach club and said McMaster is "a man of tremendous talent...

Russia’s Ambassador To United Nations Dies In NYC At 64

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, a veteran diplomat known as a potent and personable voice for his country's interests as he sparred with his Western counterparts, died suddenly after falling ill Monday in his office at the mission. Vitaly...

Turkish Soldiers Accused Of Erdogan Assassination Attempt Go On Trial

Prosecutors called for life sentences for more than 40 Turkish soldiers on Monday at the start of their trial for attempting to assassinate President Tayyip Erdogan during last year's failed coup, according to the indictment obtained by Reuters. Under tight...

Trump’s Defense Chief, In Iraq, Says: We’re Not Here For Your Oil

The U.S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from remarks by President Donald Trump at the start of a visit to Iraq on Monday. Mattis, on his first trip to...

China Wields Stick With North Korea, But Is Still Pushing For Talks

With the suspension of all North Korean coal imports, China has wielded a big stick against its reclusive neighbor, but there is no sign it will cut off all critical links and Beijing is still promoting talks to solve...

North Korea Vows To Reject Malaysian Autopsy Of Kim’s Half Brother

North Korea has insisted that it will reject the Malaysian results of an autopsy on its leader's estranged half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, accusing Malaysia of “colluding with outside forces”, in a veiled reference to rival nation South Korea. Nam, who...