People in Lebanon are holding up banks to withdraw their own money amid the country’s financial crisis

A Lebanese policeman stands guard next to a bank window that was broken by depositors on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Hussein Malla/Associated Press Two people in Lebanon staged bank holdups Wednesday, demanding money from their own bank accounts. One of them said she needed to withdraw money for her sister's cancer treatment. Banks in crisis-hit […]

US troops withdraw from first base in Syria – report

Turkish media says the US Army troops have abandoned a base in north-eastern Syria, in the first reported case of the Donald Trump-announced general pullout going ahead. Some 50 US soldiers left in Hummer armored vehicles and military trucks, leaving behind an empty 400-square-meter warehouse in the Al-Hasakah Governorate, the Anadolu news agency said Saturday. […]

George Papadopoulos tweets offer at Comey: Testify publicly and I’ll withdraw my request for immunity

Yuri Gripas/Reuters George Papadopoulos, a former adviser to President Donald Trump’s campaign, called for former FBI director James Comey to publicly testify about the FBI’s purported mishandling of the Russia investigation. Papadopoulos’ tweets came after House Republicans subpoenaed Comey and former attorney general Loretta Lynch to appear before lawmakers in a closed-door session. But Comey […]

US, European allies call on Libya's armed factions to withdraw from oil facilities

The United States, France, Britain and Italy on Wednesday called on armed factions in Libya to cease fighting and withdraw immediately from oil installations at Es Sider and Ras Lanuf. Washington and its European allies said in a joint statement that Libya’s oil resources should remain under the control of the legitimate National Oil Corporation, […]

McCain: Trump ’emboldened’ Assad days before suspected chemical attack by saying he wanted to withdraw US troops from Syria

Jason Reed/Reuters A suspected chemical attack caused at least 40 people to suffocate to death, and injured hundreds more, in Syria on Saturday. On Sunday, US Senator John McCain criticized President Donald Trump for recently saying he is in favor of pulling US troops out of Syria.  McCain said the president’s words “emboldened” Syrian leader Bashar […]

Pence: Iran nuclear deal is disaster & US will withdraw unless it’s fixed

Published time: 22 Jan, 2018 13:15 Edited time: 22 Jan, 2018 13:26 US Vice President Mike Pence has warned that Washington will not certify the “ill-conceived” Iran nuclear deal. He reiterated a previous threat from US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the accord unless it is fixed. “The Iran nuclear deal is a disaster […]

One Of Trump's Controversial Judicial Nominees Has Offered To Withdraw

One of President Donald Trump’s controversial judicial nominees, Brett Talley, has offered to withdraw his nomination, a source close to the situation told BuzzFeed News. The White House had not announced any change in Talley’s status as of Tuesday evening. Talley communicated his offer of withdrawal to the White House last week, according to the […]

Rafael Nadal will play ONE game at ATP Finals and then WITHDRAW – Greg Rusedski

That is the view of Sky Sports pundit and former British No 1 Greg Rusedski. Nadal opens his campaign at London’s O2 Arena against Belgium’s David Goffin this evening (not before 8pm). However, there have been doubts over his participation due to a knee injury that forced him to to withdraw midway through the Paris […]

US to withdraw from UNESCO

Published time: 12 Oct, 2017 13:11 Edited time: 12 Oct, 2017 13:25 The US State Department confirmed the country is officially withdrawing from UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body it helped found back in 1945. The move is to take effect on December 31, Washington announced. READ MORE: UNESCO adds 12 stunning sites to its World Heritage […]