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Chain of Events After Suspected Syria Chemical Attack

A suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in Syria's Idlib province on April 4 killed dozens of people. Western...

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Trump Says ‘things Will Work Out Fine’ With Russia

US President Donald Trump expressed confidence Thursday that US-Russian relations will "work out fine" after icy...

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Syria’s Assad Says Chemical Attack ‘100% Fabrication’

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has accused the West of fabricating a suspected chemical weapons attack that prompted...

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Syria’s Assad, Hated By the West But Defended By Russia

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has denied ordering last week's suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town,...

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Assad Brands Chemical Weapon Claims ‘100 Fabrication’

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, who faces international calls to be tried as a war criminal, has branded claims his...

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Syria’s Assad Says Chemical Attack ‘100 Percent Fabrication’

A handout picture released by the Syrian presidency's press office shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during an...

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Syria War: Anger After Russia Vetoes Resolution At UN

Russia has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council that would have condemned last week’s alleged...

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Trump Says It Is Time To End Syria’s ‘brutal Civil War’

US President Donald Trump told allies it was time to end Syria's "brutal" civil war Wednesday, as he branded the...

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US and Russia Still Far Apart As Syria Haunts Talks

Russia's President Vladimir Putin hosted US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Kremlin on Wednesday but the rival...

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Evacuation of Syria Towns Begins With Prisoner Exchange

A deal to evacuate four besieged Syrian towns began Wednesday with an exchange of prisoners between rebels and...

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Xi Urges Peaceful Resolution of N. Korea Tensions In Trump Call

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has urged Donald Trump to peacefully resolve surging tensions over North Korea´s nuclear...

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Assad’s ‘murderous Rampage’ Must Be Stopped

US Senator John McCain, an advocate for a tougher stance on Syria for years, on Tuesday demanded the end of Damascus'...

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US Syria Strike ‘doesn’t Address Problem’

A US strike on a Syrian air base is no substitute for a proper investigation and accountability after a devastating...

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Iraq’s Sadr Warns Assad Could Share Kadhafi’s Fate

Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he risked suffering the same fate as...

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Putin Warns of Future Chemical Weapons ‘provocations’ To Frame Assad

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned of future chemical weapons "provocations" in Syria that would be...

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Trump Says US Ready To Solve N. Korea ‘problem’ Without China

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States is ready to solve the North Korean "problem" without...

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US Sees No Place For Assad In Syria Future

The United States sees no place for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in any peace resolution for the war-torn country,...

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Hundreds In Syria Capital Protest US Strike

Hundreds of Syrian students gathered on Tuesday outside the United Nations headquarters in Damascus to protest last...

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Syria Dominates G7 Meet Before Tillerson Heads To Russia

Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...