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US House holds Trump ally Bannon in contempt for defying summons

Investigators see Steve Bannon's testimony as pivotal to a clear understanding of Trump's actions before and during a deadly January 6 assault on a joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden's election victory.

US, Turkey in talks over F-35 'dispute resolution'

Washington is engaged with Ankara over "an F-35 dispute resolution," says US State Department spokesperson Ned Price, but adds he would not "prejudge the outcome of" those discussions.

US President Biden rejects bid by Trump to withhold January 6 documents

Donald Trump is seeking to assert executive privilege to prevent documents relating to January 6 from being handed over to the select committee by the National Archives.

Trump to invoke executive privilege in January 6 House probe

The letter went to at least some witnesses who were subpoenaed by the House committee and it makes clear that Trump plans to invoke privileges meant to protect presidential communications from being shared with Congress.

US maintains 3,750 active and inactive nuclear warheads

State Department publishes number of nuclear warheads in its stockpile for the first time in four years after former president Donald Trump placed a blackout on the data.

Former Afghan ambassador to UK says the Taliban is weaker than it looks

In an exclusive interview with TRT World, Ahmad Wali Massoud shares his thoughts on the staying power of the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate, the future of the resistance, and what the US and Britain both got wrong.

Tracing the roots of modern-day Islamophobia

Islam was thrust into the Western public imagination nearly fifty years ago starting with the OPEC oil embargo, and Islamophobia has grown since in three distinct phases.

Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure

President Joe Biden has doubled down on his decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan despite the Taliban's rapid advances, but pledged to send more troops to evacuate civilians and warned the militants not to threaten that mission.

Turkey should take political, not military steps in Afghanistan

As international troops prepare for withdrawal, Turkey should not be pulled into a military engagement in Afghanistan.

Trump inaugural committee head arrested over accusations of being UAE agent

Also charged in a seven-count indictment were Matthew Grimes, 27, of Aspen, Colorado, who is a former executive at Barrack’s company, and Rashid al Malik, 43, a businessman from the UAE who prosecutors said acted as a conduit to that nation's rulers.

The Taliban ‘won’ because the world gave up on Afghanistan too soon

The Taliban’s rapid territorial gains in recent months has revealed the shortsightedness of the international community when it comes to their Afghanistan and Taliban policies.

Trump announces lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter over platform ban

Trump was banned from posting on Facebook and Twitter in the wake of the deadly January 6 siege of the US Capitol by his supporters.