New Trump peace proposal for Ukraine could require land concessions and military reduction, source says

A new peace proposal for Ukraine drafted by the Trump administration would require the country to cede the eastern Donbas region and to limit the size of its military in exchange for security ...

Trump administration quietly attempting to hammer out new peace plan with Russia

The Trump administration has been quietly hammering out a new peace plan with Russia to end its war with Ukraine, a person familiar with the talks told CNN.

Exclusive: Iran open to resuming nuclear talks with the US but won’t shift its conditions, supreme leader’s adviser says

Iran is willing to resume nuclear talks with the United States if they are conducted respectfully, a senior Iranian official told CNN, while insisting Tehran will not move from the position it held ...
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U.N.: Estimated 135,000 new refugees in Pakistan

The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday that it believes 135,000 new Afghan refugees have entered Pakistan since September 11. At least 75,000 are thought to have entered the North West Frontier province ...

Is Venezuela a redux of the lead-up to the Iraq war? Not exactly

There’s a lot to worry any American who look at the US military buildup around Venezuela and wonder about a redux of the ...

Part of the U.S. strategy in 20 years of war in Afghanistan? Weakening poppies

In an exclusive Washington Post story, reporter Warren Strobel describes a CIA operation in Afghanistan over the course of about a decade. The goal was to degrade the country's opium crop.
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Richard Holbrooke: Creating a post-Taliban government in Afghanistan

Richard Holbrooke was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1999-2001. He was Assistant Secretary of State for Europe from 1994-1996, and during that time brokered the 1995 Dayton ...
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Slave soldiers honored, called 'national treasures'

It marked the first time in history the U.S. Army recognized 350 soldiers held as slaves inside Nazi Germany. The men were beaten, starved and forced to work in tunnels at Berga an der Elster where ...
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Some Muslims view tape with skepticism

There was heavy skepticism in Arab and Muslim communities around the world about the veracity of the released videotape of Osama bin Laden discussing the September 11 terror attacks. The tape, ...

Trump has suggested he’s made a decision on Venezuela military operations. Here’s what we know

President Donald Trump suggested he has made up his mind on a course of action in Venezuela following multiple high-level ...

‘Enemy KIA’: Trump revives playbook from Afghanistan for campaign targeting alleged drug boats

Deep below the US Capitol, in a secure room meant to protect discussions of American secrets, a wave of sarcastic laughter spread among lawmakers and staff members who were assembled to receive a ...

U.S. Army veteran takes us to the frontlines of the Afghanistan war in his new memoir

U.S. Army veteran takes us to the frontlines of the Afghanistan war in his new memoir Ross A. Berkoff joins The Lead.