
President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal includes a substantial $54 billion dollar increase in defense spending, with corresponding cuts in foreign assistance and other non-military spending. Highlighting what Trump has described as a “public safety and national security budget,” the plan raises national defense spending — already the highest in ...

The intra-Syrian talks in the Swiss capital of Geneva have not reached any considerable outcome, which raised several questions about the real intentions of Turkey, Saudi and the US behind the stalling diplomatic event. After the armed groups commanded and directly supported by Turkey controlled Al-Bab city in northern Aleppo, ...