Obama plans return to WH for Iraq, Ferguson meetings
President Obama’s somewhat mysterious return to the White House from his Martha’s Vineyard vacation starts late Sunday night. The president is scheduled to have meetings at the White House on Monday and Tuesday, including Monday sessions devoted to the Iraq military operation and the... read more »
Obama: Air strikes on Iraq dam ‘to protect US interests’
US air strikes in support of Iraqi forces’ efforts to retake the country’s largest dam are aimed at protecting US interests there, President Obama says. The failure of Mosul dam may put US staff and facilities, including the US embassy in Baghdad, at risk, Barack Obama warned Congress... read more »
For Chinese, Pope Seems Worlds Away in South Korea
BEIJING — Pu Ge sat on a green bench outside Beijing’s oldest Catholic cathedral and stared at the ornate gray edifice, contemplating God and his shepherd. She said she had thought that Pope Francis would stop in China during his current trip to Asia. “I thought he would visit a church here... read more »
Did Russia and Ukraine just start a war? What we know and don’t know
On Friday, as a Russian “aid convoy” of 280 trucks neared the Ukrainian border, NATO said that a separate “incursion” of Russian military forces had crossed into Ukraine. The Russian forces are reportedly in eastern Ukrainian territory held by Russia-backed separatist... read more »
