Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines

---

• U.S. anti-Islamic State meeting turns to damage control after Syria decision
• Trump and Democratic Leaders Can’t Even Agree on Their Talks to End the Shutdown
• Officer charged in death: Man definitely intended to shoot

U.S. anti-Islamic State meeting turns to damage control after Syria decision Posted: 05 Jan 2019 10:05 AM PST The previously scheduled conference, tentatively set for Feb. 7 in Washington, aims to gather ministers from many of the 79 nations in the Global Coalition To Defeat Islamic State and galvanize their fight against the militant group. In the latest ambiguous signal, a senior State Department official on Friday first told reporters the United States has no timeline for the withdrawal of troops from Syria and then said it does not plan to stay indefinitely. Another senior State Department official, also briefing reporters before Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to the Middle East next week, said one of his main messages would be that "the United States is not leaving the Middle East." "Despite reports to the contrary and false narratives surrounding the Syria decision, we are not going anywhere." However, three sources familiar with the matter said that the Trump administration is still working assiduously to contain the fallout from Trump's troop decision. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump and Democratic Leaders Can’t Even Agree on Their Talks to End the Shutdown Posted: 05 Jan 2019 07:01 AM PST President Donald Trump and Democratic lawmakers aren't just far apart on how to end the partial government shutdown, they aren't even in agreement on their discussions about how to end it This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Officer charged in death: Man definitely intended to shoot Posted: 05 Jan 2019 12:53 AM PST NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A white Nashville police officer told investigators that he knew "100 percent" that the black man he's charged with fatally shooting intended to shoot at him and possibly others. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States