The US Senate voted in support of the budget bill, reopening the funding of the federal government agencies through March 23. According to the Politico media outlet, 71 senators backed the bill, while 28 opposed it during the vote at about 2 a.m. local time on Friday (07:00 GMT). The ...
Moscow has reminded Washington that its presence in Syria is illegal after the US-led coalition struck pro-government popular forces. Washington however reserved the right for “defensive” attacks to achieve peace “from a position of strength.” The US presence in Syria is “actually illegal,” the Russian Ambassador to the UN reminded ...