IRBIL, Iraq — After almost nine months of fierce fighting, the campaign to recapture Mosul from ISIS is drawing to a bitter end in the ruins of the city’s historic quarter, but the struggle for Iraq’s future is far from over. Aside from Mosul, across the border in Syria a battle is raging to dislodge […]
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Trump Tells Muslim Leaders To ‘Drive Out’ Terrorists
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump offered a message of unity Sunday as he called on the Arab world to confront extremism during a highly anticipated speech in the birthplace of Islam. “A better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and extremists,” Trump told the dozens of Muslim leaders […]
US Visitor Have To Give Passwords To Their Social Media Accounts
People who want to visit the United States could be asked to hand over their social-media passwords to officials as part of enhanced security checks, the country’s top domestic security chief said. “We want to get on their social media, with passwords: What do you do, what do you say?” he told the House Homeland […]
Borders Now Re-Opened To 60,000 Previously Banned Immigrants
America began allowing foreigners from seven predominantly Muslim nations into its borders Saturday after the government stopped enforcing President Donald Trump’s travel ban at airports — setting up a contentious fight with the White House over the immigration order. The Department of Homeland Security said it will no longer force airlines to block those foreigners […]