The US government on Monday defended President Donald Trump’s travel ban as a “lawful exercise” of his authority, and urged an appeals court to reinstate the suspended measure in the interests of national security. Three days after a federal judge put the controversial measure on hold, Justice Department lawyers filed ...
Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov said Tuesday that the next round of negotiations on Syrian peace settlement may take place in Astana in the middle of February. “Of course,” the minister said, when asked if the meeting would take place in Astana. “Roughly speaking… we are talking about the middle of February,” Abdrakhmanov ...