Hundreds protest Erdogan visit to White House
Hundreds of people protested near the White House on Wednesday in response to Turkish President Erdogan’s visit to the U.S. following the Turkish invasion of Northern Syria in early October.
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U.S. foreign policy needs to reflect rise of Russia and China, senator says
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley said that the U.S. government should take middle-class interests into consideration when crafting foreign policy, especially when it comes to trade.
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Al-Shabab terrorist group growing across Africa
Islamic-inspired radical group Harakat Al-Shabab is spreading across Africa by taxing populations in the countryside and brokering deals with local government officials.
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Cartels and domestic terrorism are threats says security officials
FBI director Wray and Homeland Security Under Secretary Glawe were questioned by Senators during a Senate hearing on threats to the Homeland, and Glawe denounced the brutality of cartels.
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Latest SIGAR report shows increasing civilian casualties in Afghanistan
8,239 civilian casualties reported in Afghanistan in the first nine months of 2019- forty percent of which were women and children.
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Homeland Security, FBI chiefs says ISIS still a threat
The nation’s top security officials told the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday that ISIS is still a threat despite Trump’s statements that ISIS is “defeated 100%.”
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Budget cuts in FY20 for MENA influenced by 2020 elections, says expert
The proposed budget for FY20 sees a “substantial cut” in the aid for Tunisia and zeroed out assistance to West Bank and Gaza, while it seeks the same FMF request of $1.3 billion to Egypt as it has since FY87, a 2019 report said.
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Experts criticize Chinese unilateralism and militarization against Taiwan
Several leading political experts spoke at George Washington University to deliberate on the emerging risks and prospects for managing cross-strait relations and Taiwan’s broader political engagement on Tuesday.
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Education not equipment key for U.S.- Arab defense relations
U.S.-Arab experts talk about shifting focus from equipment to training foreign military in the English language in Arab regions.
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China is a bigger threat to elections than Russia, officials say
China has become a bigger threat to the 2020 Presidential election than Russia, and its tactics to influence voting outcomes are different, top federal law enforcement officials said Tuesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on safeguarding elections.
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