Guy Taylor
Articles by Guy Taylor
2 explosions rock Istanbul airport, at least 10 killed and dozens injured
Two explosions rocked Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport Tuesday when two suicide bombers detonated their explosive vests near the entrance of the main terminal, according to officials and initial reports, which said at least 10 people were killed and as many as 40 injured. Published June 28, 2016
Brexit pushes British pound to 31-year low as world leaders plead for calm amid chaos
The Brexit fallout continued to unsettle Britain and the European Union on Monday, as another leading credit rating agency slashed the U.K. government's credit rating, Britain's leading parties were consumed by infighting and visiting Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged EU leaders to avoid "half-cocked" theatrics as they struggled to work out the mechanics and timing of Britain's divorce from the 28-member bloc. Published June 27, 2016
John Kerry warns Europeans not to ‘go off half-cocked’
Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged European Union leaders Monday to avoid political theatrics and "revengeful" infighting as they cope with the uncertainties surrounding Britain's departure from the 28-member bloc. Published June 27, 2016
Brexit: World leaders scramble to manage political, financial fallout
Fears mounted over the prospect of crumbling European unity, as world markets tried to manage the economic fallout from Britain's shock decision to exit the European Union and U.S. political leaders scrambled to measure the development's effects on the presidential race. Published June 26, 2016
Brexit referendum turnout heavy; U.K. votes to leave EU
The voters of the United Kingdom spoke Thursday and, to the surprise of pundits and their elected officials, declared that they want out of the European Union. Published June 23, 2016
Colombia, FARC to make cease-fire, disarmament official after half-century civil war
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and regional leaders are set to descend Thursday on Havana to celebrate what could be the last major step toward ending the Western Hemisphere's longest-running war, as Colombia's government and leftist FARC rebels sign a much-anticipated cease-fire and disarmament deal. Published June 22, 2016
Bahrain’s crackdown on Shiites troubles U.S.
U.S. officials said they were "deeply troubled" by Bahrain's decision to strip an influential Shiite cleric of his citizenship Monday, a move that has triggered major protests in the tiny Persian Gulf nation and stoked regional tensions between nearby Saudi Arabia and Iran. Published June 20, 2016
John Kerry: Internal cable slamming Obama’s Syria policy is ‘very good’
Secretary of State John F. Kerry says he's preparing to meet with the 51 American diplomats who signed an internal State Department cable slamming the Obama administration's Syria policy and calling for U.S. military strikes against forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. Published June 20, 2016
Obama admin struggles to contain fallout from leaked Syria memo
The Obama administration has struggled to downplay the fallout from a leaked internal State Department cable signed by more than 50 midlevel diplomats slamming the White House's Syria policy and calling for "targeted [U.S.] military strikes" against forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad to boost embattled pro-U.S. rebel forces. Published June 17, 2016
ISIS promoting ‘lone wolf’ attacks, scheming to infiltrate West, John Brennan says
The Islamic State has "a large cadre of Western fighters" who could carry out attacks in the U.S. and Europe, CIA Director John O. Brennan said Thursday in a sobering -- at times pessimistic -- assessment of the threat facing the U.S. and its allies just days after the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida. Published June 16, 2016
Boeing-Iran deal in jeopardy as concerns persist about Tehran’s terror links
Two former U.S. Treasury officials cast doubt Wednesday on the prospects of a highly touted deal between Iran and the American aerospace giant Boeing, claiming concerns about Iranian money laundering and terrorism financing activities are likely to scuttle the agreement. Published June 15, 2016
Amid OAS conference, John Kerry adds to calls for Nicolas Maduro to step down
Secretary of State John F. Kerry threw his weight Tuesday behind international calls for a referendum that could force Venezuelan leftist President Nicolas Maduro from power, just as the South American nation faces a deepening crisis, rife with food shortages and political unrest. Published June 14, 2016
Turkey wavers on ISIS fight amid rising tensions with U.S., allies
Even as U.S., Iraqi and Kurdish forces make significant gains against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, rising friction between Turkey and America's key regional allies threatens to scuttle the hopes of coalition forces to drive the terrorist group from the region. Published June 13, 2016
Islamic State seeks credit amid Omar Mateen’s confusing claims
The Islamic State issued a second claim of responsibility in two days for the carnage that killed 49 people at gay nightclub in Orlando, although investigators were still scrambling Monday night to determine whether the U.S.-born gunman had any connection to the terror group or was just inspired by its message. Published June 13, 2016
Kurdish militants claim responsibility for Turkey blast
A Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility Friday for the rush-hour car bombing that killed 11 people and injured scores of others in a central tourist district in the Turkish city of Istanbul this week, saying the blast was the start of a new war with Turkey's government. Published June 10, 2016
Bombings force ISIS to cut fighter pay by half: U.S. officials
Obama administration counterterrorism officials said Thursday that U.S.-led airstrikes against the Islamic State-held oil fields and cash depots in Syria and Iraq are the number-one way to destroy the terror group's finances. Published June 9, 2016
Hezbollah moving ‘tons of cocaine’ in Latin America, Europe to finance terror operations
Hezbollah's terrorism finance operations are thriving across Latin America months after the Drug Enforcement Administration linked the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group to drug cartels in the region, U.S. lawmakers were told. Published June 8, 2016
Nigeria, battling Boko Haram in north, faces new threat from ‘Niger Delta Avengers’ in south
A surge of attacks by militants on oil and gas wells and pipelines in southern Nigeria is threatening to derail the army's campaign to defeat the Islamist terror group Boko Haram in the north, as the government finds itself fighting separate insurgencies raging on opposite ends of Africa's most-populous country. Published June 7, 2016
John Kerry vows to get to bottom of State Department-doctored Iran video
Secretary of State John F. Kerry says he wants to find out "exactly what happened" with regard to the doctoring of a 2013 State Department news briefing video about the Iran nuclear deal -- and that whoever altered the video was "stupid and clumsy and inappropriate." Published June 3, 2016
Libya says it will lead own fight against ISIS
The prime minister of Libya's new government says the fractured nation's own military forces will lead the campaign to defeat the Islamic State's main Libyan affiliate. Published June 3, 2016