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What is NATO, and Why Should You Care?

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2016 By Mark E Andersen North Atlantic Treaty Organization During the past election, there was a lot of noise about NATO. President-elect Trump stated that if Russia attacked NATO member states, he would decide whether to come to their aid only after reviewing if those nations have “fulfilled their[Read More…]

Syria: Desperate Conditions Worsen Five Months After Jordanian Border Closure

AMMAN, JORDAN/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2016—Five months after Jordan sealed its border with Syria, displaced and war-wounded Syrians are stranded in increasingly desperate conditions as winter approaches, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today, calling for access to those in need. More than 75,000 Syrians,[Read More…]

UN Chief Denounces Attacks on Civilians and Civilian Infrastructure in Syria’s Aleppo

A primary school in Hujjaira, Rural Damascus, Syria, damaged due to continuous violence in the area. Photo: UNICEF/M. Abdulaziz SYRIA–(ENEWSPF)–20 November 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as well as senior humanitarian officials have condemned attacks that have killed and maimed scores of civilians in Syria, including children, and[Read More…]

Military Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based[Read More…]

White House Fact Sheet: 24th Annual APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2016.  On November 20, President Barack Obama and the Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum adopted a set of ambitious initiatives at the 24th annual APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting under the theme of Quality Growth and Human Development. Under the chairmanship of Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, the United States worked with other APEC Leaders and Ministers to make sure that the benefits of the[Read More…]

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