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Turkey’s Orthodox community on Sunday marked the baptism of Jesus Christ with a special mass held at Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate followed by men diving into Istanbul’s cold waters to retrieve a cross thrown by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I. After

US. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said Sunday that the U.S. military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the remnants of Daesh terrorist group, and on Turkey assuring the safety of fighters allied with the United

The United Nations said on Friday that it could not assess the fairness of a trial taking place in Saudi Arabia related to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but that in any case it was “not sufficient,” while also urging

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to the Middle East next week in an effort to shore up support from America’s Arab partners amid increasing tensions in the region. In his first Mideast trip since President Donald Trump’s recent announcement

As the first Muslim congresswomen elected to the U.S. Congress, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib took their oaths of office on the Quran Thursday, with Omar using her grandfather’s copy, and Tlaib opting for a personal copy. Ilhan Omar, who made

Democrat Nancy Pelosi was elected on Thursday to be the new speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives as her party took majority control of the chamber following its election victory last Nov. 6. This marks Pelosi’s second stint as speaker.

The U.S. State Department on Thursday renewed its warning for U.S. citizens traveling in China to exercise increased caution due to “arbitrary enforcement of local laws” amid heightened diplomatic tensions over the arrest in Canada of a Chinese technology company executive.

Patrick Shanahan, the acting U.S. defense secretary, started his first full day at the Pentagon’s helm Wednesday by telling colleagues he sees China as a key priority. The comments underscoring Shanahan’s focus on China came during his first meeting with department’s