The troop withdrawals in Iraq and Afghanistan planned by the Trump administration amount to a painful admission: We lost. The Defense Department recently announced troop withdrawals by Jan. 15 that ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq’s economic and political crisis threatens to ignite new upheavals
Iraq has become a key political battleground in US imperialism’s militaristic confrontation with Iran, further exacerbating its crisis. ( read original story ...)
Chinese foreign minister arrives in South Korea amid talk about Xi visit
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in South Korea for talks on Wednesday amid talk of a trip to Seoul by Chinese President Xi Jinping. ( read original story ...)
Kylie Moore-Gilbert released from Iran jail in prisoner exchange
Australian academic has been imprisoned in Iran since 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey announces asymptomatic coronavirus case numbers for first time since July
Turkey recorded 28,351 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 6,814 with symptoms, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday, the first time since July Ankara has included ... ( read original story ...)
Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert plans Thanksgiving ‘funeral’ for dead turkey in defiance of Colorado guidelines
Incoming Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, an anti-big government Republican who previously defied local shutdown orders, said she's finding a creative way to bypass Colorado's Thanksgiving ... ( read original story ...)
Antidote to loneliness, on a black plastic tray: Free turkey dinners for seniors
The first worker scooped a heaping spoonful of stuffing from a plastic vat onto a black plastic tray, then handed the tray to her neighbor for a matching scoop of sweet potatoes. ( read original story ...)
Thanksgiving Turkey Fry raises funds for Miracle League of Pensacola
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office cadets helped to fry over 250 Thanksgiving turkeys, raising money for disabled children. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Utah doctors warn against Thanksgiving meetings
Physicians in Utah are warning that Thanksgiving could become a major super spreader event for COVID-19 transmission if people don’t follow public health guidelines ... ( read original story ...)
Ditching the Turkey: Thanksgiving Memories (and Misadventures) of Reporters Abroad
Some of our international journalists have gone to great lengths trying to bring a taste of home to their new locations. But it hasn’t always worked out. ( read original story ...)