Israel's longest serving prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been swept from office after two years of political turmoil. Opposition groups on Wednesday agreed on a new government with potentially far-reaching implications for Israel and all of the Middle East. Whether the coalition will be ratified, and what it has planned for Israel's future, remains to be seen. Nick Schifrin reports.
Ahead of President Biden’s planned meeting with his Turkish counterpart this month, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with senior officials in Ankara on Wednesday amid new signs of a Turkish willingness to cross its NATO allies in the conduct of its foreign policy.
Fate of US Training Mission Uncertain as Afghan Withdrawal Nears End
04 Jun 2021, 00:35 GMT+10
PENTAGON - The fate of the international effort to train Afghan national security forces has become increasingly unclear as Pentagon officials point to other priorities with only about three months left until U.S. and NATO forces complete their troop withdrawal from the war-torn country.
The Resolute Support training, advising and assisting mission, which began in January 2015, has for years aided Afghan forces in honing skills ranging from budgeting, transparency and accountability to force generation, force sustainment, intelligence and strategic communications, according to U.S. Central Command.