WASHINGTON -- The United States is withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing three U.S. officials.
The Pentagon earlier this month withdrew all U.S. soldiers from the Al-Shaddadi base in northeastern Syria and from the Al Tanf garrison, a strategic outpost at the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq, according to the report.
Over the next two months, all remaining U.S. forces will leave Syria, ending a decade-long U.S. military presence which the White House has deemed no longer necessary in the country, two U.S. officials told the journal. (U.S.-Syria-Troops)
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WASHINGTON -- The White House on Wednesday declined to set a deadline for the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, saying Tehran is expected to present more details on its negotiating position within weeks.
"Diplomacy is always his (President Donald Trump's) first option," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a daily briefing.
But she said "there are many reasons and arguments that one could make for a strike against Iran." (U.S.-Iran-Deadline)
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MOSCOW -- European delegations were not allowed to participate in the latest round of talks on the Ukraine crisis held in Geneva, RIA Novosti news agency reported Wednesday.
The European representatives were barred from joining the discussions and remained at a hotel, the report said. (Russia-Ukraine-Talks)
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SACRAMENTO, United States -- Eight skiers have been killed and one remains missing following an avalanche on Tuesday in Nevada County, U.S. Northern California, local authorities said Wednesday.
Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said at a news conference that the avalanche struck a group of backcountry skiers in the Sierra Nevada mountains, making it the deadliest avalanche in the country in more than four decades. (U.S.-California-Avalanche). ■
