Новости за 11.05.2017

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made clear Thursday that America is committed to protecting Turkey after angering its NATO ally with a deal to arm anti-Islamic State fighters in Syria that Turkey considers terrorists.

The emerging signs that the Trump administration may send thousands more troops to Afghanistan are generating a variety of reactions, including relief at a signal of strong commitment from the new administration in Washington, and worry that it may not be enough.

Piece by piece, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe undermined recent White House explanations about the firing of FBI Director James Comey during testimony before a Senate committee Thursday.

Nearly two months after the House passed legislation that would allow Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin to fire bad workers more quickly, the Senate on Thursday introduced its own version of the bill — one with bipartisan support.

As the number of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan dropped from around 150,000 to about 12,000, the work of C-130 crews — the “truckers” of Afghanistan — scaled back as well. But their work is as critical as ever, particularly given how dangerous overland travel has become.

President Moon Jae-in discussed the growing threat from North Korea in phone conversations with his U.S., Chinese and Japanese counterparts as he moved swiftly to fill a diplomatic void following months of political turmoil.

The lawyer for the Palestinian known as Zayne Abu Zubaydah says in a letter that his client wants to testify at the U.S. base in Cuba despite the legal risk because he believes he is innocent, wants a chance to address the public and doesn't think he would ever be charged anyway.

On Wednesday, Army Staff Sgt. Mark De Alencar's wife and five children followed him one last time: six figures, dressed in black, walking behind the caisson that carried his casket through Arlington National Cemetery.

Despite a World War II-era U.S. law requiring lobbyists to immediately reveal payments from foreign governments or political parties, some of the campaign's organizers failed to notify the Justice Department about the Saudi kingdom's role until months afterward, with no legal consequences.

The Central Intelligence Agency has created what it is calling a “Korea Mission Center,” reflecting growing concern over the nuclear and missile threat from North Korea.

Troops from the U.S., Japan and two European nations are gathering on remote U.S. islands in the Pacific for drills they say will show support for the free passage of vessels in international waters amid fears China could restrict movement in the South China Sea.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has four-person field teams ready to respond to the high water levels along the shores of Lake Ontario.

The United Nations says more than 12,000 Mosul civilians have been wounded, a count that only includes those who have made it to hospitals outside the city to receive treatment. In the first three months of this year, a small orthopedic facility run by the ICRC has treated 148 people from Mosul who lost limbs.

A Saudi-funded lobbying campaign involving U.S. military veterans that targeted a new law allowing Sept. 11 victims' families to sue the Middle Eastern country in U.S. courts saw some organizers disclose their activities late or vaguely, stymieing public knowledge of the scale of foreign influence in the campaign.

Officials at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center took possession of three cardboard boxes containing about 30 items tied to the life, family and career of this nationally syndicated and Pulitzer prize-winning war correspondent.

Shulkin said some veterans offered housing by the VA prefer other alternatives and high real estate prices and a shortage of available housing in some parts of the country make it hard to house veterans there.

In their phone call, Trump congratulated Moon on his election victory and his country's "peaceful, democratic transition of power," a White House statement said. The leaders agreed to strengthen the alliance. Moon accepted Trump's invitation to visit at an "early date." No specific timing was set.

Bryana Alexander has been down this road be-fore, chasing a repeat championship on the softball diamond.

The findings came nearly one month after the inspector general warned VA leadership about inventory and sterilization problems at the DC hospital. When the preliminary findings were released, VA Secretary David Shulkin relieved the Washington VA’s medical director from his duties.

It’s a subject Lexi Klimek and her Kubasaki teammates are loath to discuss, especially since they’re talking about it a second straight year.

Baseball coaches can sometimes be fanatical when it comes to numbers.

On paper, Matthew C. Perry would appear to be aiming at the future instead of extending its five-year run atop the Far East Boys Division II Tournament.

With construction underway on more than 600 projects worth around $4 billion across U.S. Army Europe’s purview, the Wiesbaden-based command is employing reserve construction units more than ever before.

New mothers now have 12 months after the birth of their child to decide whether they want to separate. The Air Force previously required pregnant airmen to choose whether to separate before giving birth.

Turkey has threatened to step up military action against Syrian Kurdish fighters allied with the United States in response to the Trump administration's decision to directly arm the Kurds for an assault on the Syrian city of Raqqa, Turkish officials said.