BEIRUT, LEBANON (AP) — According to a Kurdish official, US-backed Kurdish-led troops searched near a Syrian prison on Friday for Islamic State militants and issued an ultimatum to dozens of armed extremists holed up in a tiny section of the facility to surrender or face an all-out attack. According toRead More →

BERLIN – German ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel has declined a job offer from the United Nations, according to her office, as she prepares to step down after 16 years in power. According to UN sources, Secretary General Antonio Guterres has requested Merkel to chair an advisory council on a “shared agenda”Read More →