LAS VEGAS — When Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked on Friday about the second edition of the NBA Cup and if he wanted to change anything about the event, he smiled. “I don’t think there’s anything that needs to change,” said Antetokounmpo, whose Bucks lost in last season’s semifinals in Las Vegas. “My … Read more
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Arab leaders in Jordan on Saturday to discuss how to achieve a stable Syria. For the first time, Blinken said the United States was in “direct contact” with the country’s new Islamist leaders. Imtiaz Tyab has more.
Most Western countries, including the United States, have designated Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a terrorist organization. But now that the group has ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the question now facing world leaders is whether they should recognize the group. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Syria
Live television reports showed police in the former Soviet republic of Georgia beating and arresting an opposition leader last week during a raid on his party offices. The scenes unfolded on the 10th day of violent clashes in the capital Tbilisi between police and demonstrators furious at the Georgian president’s decision to suspend European Union … Read more