Reckoning in Saudi Arabia

Aaron David Miller, Richard Sokolsky

Barack Obama says Democrat election wins are 'what happens when the people vote'

Barack Obama has celebrated victories for Democrats in the first US statewide elections since Donald Trump entered the White House. Congrats Ralph Northam and Phil Murphy,” Mr Obama said in a Twitter post.

Hezbollah media unit: Islamic State leader reported in Syrian town

A Hezbollah-run media unit said on Friday Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported to have been in the Syrian town of Albu Kamal during the Syrian army and its allies' operation to clear it. The military unit did not say what had happened to Baghdadi, give further details or identify its sources. The U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State said on Friday it had no "releasable information" on Baghdadi's whereabouts.

Former Bodyguard Says Russian Offered To Send Women To Trump's Moscow Hotel Room: Report

The existence of the famed Russian “pee tape” may remain shrouded in mystery, but a former bodyguard for President Donald Trump reportedly has confirmed Trump was given the opportunity to host five women in his Moscow hotel room in 2013.

Putin and Trump agree on Syria at brief meeting in Vietnam

DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met briefly on the sidelines of a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in Vietnam on Saturday and agreed on the need for a political solution to Syria's conflict.

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Lebanon president calls on Riyadh to clarify reasons stopping Hariri return

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's president called on Saudi Arabia on Saturday to clarify the reasons preventing Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri returning to Beirut, his office said.

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Hundreds Of Students Flood Senate Building To Protest For Dream Act

On Thursday, hundreds of students across the country walked out of class to demand that Congress take swift action to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation.