US officials said on Thursday that the United States seeks to avoid clashes between the Turkish troops and Syrian Kurdish forces in northern Syria. “We’ve paved the way this week for joint talks with Turkey, Democratic Forces of Syria and other partners in the coalition in order to promote a ...
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Thursday off the coast of northern California, but no major tsunami threat was expected, seismologists said. The epicenter of the quake, which hit at 6:49 am (1449 GMT), was located 97 miles (157 kilometers) west of Ferndale, California at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 ...