2017年6月6日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News


At remote desert garrison in Syria, a US-Iranian confrontation is brewing

Posted: 06 Jun 2017 01:39 PM PDT

At remote desert garrison in Syria, a US-Iranian confrontation is brewingRecommended: How well do you understand the conflict in Syria? The clash is over a military garrison at Tanf, located near a border crossing on a highway that cuts through hundreds of miles of flat desert.


Trump’s touchy question: Would private sector be better at air traffic control?

Posted: 06 Jun 2017 01:20 PM PDT

Trump's touchy question: Would private sector be better at air traffic control?In pushing a plan to privatize America's air traffic control system, President Trump is reviving an idea that's bounced around Washington for 40 years. At least since 1974, Democratic and Republican presidents, conservative think tanks and labor unions have put forward at various times the idea that some kind of private entity would do a better job than the federal government in directing the nation's airplane traffic. Mr. Trump is hoping the United States is finally ready to follow suit.


Why Nikki Haley's outlier status is useful for White House – up to a point

Posted: 06 Jun 2017 01:08 PM PDT

Why Nikki Haley's outlier status is useful for White House – up to a pointWhat made the unvarnished criticism noteworthy was that it came not from the nation's chief diplomat, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, nor from a State Department statement, but from the US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley. Last month, Ms. Haley was captured by global television cameras packing boxes of staples for Syrian refugees during a visit to an aid distribution center in Turkey – clad in her khaki pants and aid worker's vest. Rather, it was that here was a representative of the new president promoting international humanitarian action and pledging US support for refugees and human rights at the same time her boss is seen widely to be downplaying those traditional American foreign-policy values and goals.


What can bind the Middle East

Posted: 06 Jun 2017 08:01 AM PDT

What can bind the Middle EastFour Arab states led by Saudi Arabia have cut ties with Qatar over accusation the tiny Gulf kingdom supports terrorism. The intra-Arab rift comes on top of four armed conflicts in the region, ongoing tensions over Israel and Iran, and struggles against terrorist groups. As these problems pile up, the Middle East is in need of a country that can be a calm center, perhaps even a model and mediator.


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