Iraq’s Kadhimi, Trump Sidestep Setting Deadline for Withdrawing U.S. Troops from Iraq

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WASHINGTON—Iraq’s new prime minister and President Trump refrained on Thursday from setting a schedule for withdrawing American troops from the country, as they grappled with the threat posed by remnants of Islamic State and the ongoing need to train Iraqi forces. “We definitely don’t need combat troops in Iraq,” said Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who met with … Read more

Lukashenko Built Belarus in His Own Image. Now It’s on the Brink of Collapse

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MOSCOW—When Svetlana Tikhanovskaya walked into Belarus’s election commission to complain she had been cheated out of a win in last weekend’s presidential election, her campaign team expected her to quickly emerge to carry on the fight. Instead, she disappeared, resurfacing the next day in Lithuania. In a video posted on social media, she called for … Read more