QAMISHLI, Syria, Jan 24 - A four-day ceasefire between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces, which expired on Saturday night, has been extended by 15 days, both sides said, offering a respite amid mounting tensions. Government troops have seized swathes of northern and eastern territory in the last two weeks...
Syrian and Kurdish Troops in Standoff as Truce Deadline Passes
Syrian government forces and a Kurdish-led militia in northeastern Syria faced a standoff Saturday as a deadline on their weeklong ceasefire passed, raising questions about whether the truce would give way to renewed fighting. A Ceasefire Near Collapse Syrian government troops have in recent weeks taken control of large areas...
US-Brokered Peace Talks Break off Without Deal After Overnight Russian Bombardment of Ukraine
KYIV, Jan 24 - Ukraine and Russia ended a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Saturday without a deal but with more talks expected next weekend, even as overnight Russian airstrikes knocked out power for over a million Ukrainians amid subzero winter cold. Statements after the conclusion...
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 US Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
Genetic researchers were seeking children for an ambitious, federally funded project to track brain development — a study that they told families could yield invaluable discoveries about DNA’s impact on behavior and disease. They also promised that the children’s sensitive data would be closely guarded in the decade-long study, which...
Federal Agents Kill a 37-Year-Old Minneapolis Man
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Saturday morning, the city’s police chief said. The shooting prompted clashes between law enforcement and hundreds of protesters as Minnesota officials renewed demands that the Trump administration end its immigration crackdown, which has now resulted in two deaths. Homeland...
Joint Chiefs Chair Issues Rare Invitation to Foreign Military Heads
WASHINGTON — Gen. Dan Caine, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is convening a rare meeting next month of dozens of military chiefs from across the Western Hemisphere, another sign of the region’s rising prominence in the Trump administration. Top military leaders from 34 countries, including nations such...
Syria Ceasefire With Kurdish Forces Expires Amid Uncertainty
QAMISHLI, Syria, Jan 24 - A four-day ceasefire between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces expired on Saturday night, with the truce's fate uncertain and both sides exchanging accusations of violations. The ceasefire ended at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT), with Syrian troops and Kurdish forces massed on opposing sides of...
Frigid Weather Stresses US Electric Grid
BOSTON, Jan 24 - U.S. electric grid operators on Saturday stepped up precautions to avoid rotating blackouts as frigid weather hitting half of the country's population stressed their operations. The PJM Interconnection - the largest U.S. regional grid that serves 67 million people in the East and Mid-Atlantic - reported...
Gmail Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Reports
Google has posted an update stating that the issues has been resolved. Original Story Gmail experienced a possible outage Saturday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 10,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 10:00 a.m. PST, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages...
Iran’s Ayatollah and His Guards Falter After Storm of War and Protests
Weeks after Israeli warplanes pounded Iran’s capital last June, the country’s top generals stood in their socks at the entrance of a mosque in northern Tehran, mourning the men who had been killed in the strikes — leaders they would now replace. The strikes had caused the greatest single blow...