The Pentagon has said that the order for the withdrawal of US troops from Syria has been signed following President Donald Trump’s December 19 announcement setting out plans for a full pullout. “The execute order for Syria has been signed,” a spokesperson for the US military was quoted by AFP ...
US lawmakers headed home for Christmas leaving the government partially shut for a third day Monday in an impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall funding, a standoff which the White House budget director said may continue until a new Congress takes over in January. The shutdown adds ...