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Trump Notifies US Congress of Syria Airstrikes

President Donald Trump notified Congress on Saturday of the US missile strikes on Syria days after the event, warning...

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Trump’s Syria Strike Celebrated By ‘terrorists’

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said “terrorists are celebrating” US strikes on a Syrian airbase. His...

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US Envoy To UN Threatens Further Military Action In Syria

The United States on Friday threatened to take further military action in Syria following its missile strikes on an air...

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US Warns of ‘more’ After Missile Strikes

The US envoy to the UN has warned America may take further action after bombarding a Syrian air base suspected of using...

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Trump’s Visceral Response Prompts Syria Strikes

Donald Trump's missile barrage on Syria -- the first major military gambit of his presidency -- revealed a leader...

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UN Emergency Talks After US Missile Strikes

The UN Security Council has heard sharp exchanges over the US bombardment of a Syrian air base suspected of using...

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US Launches Cruise Missiles On Syrian Airbase

The United States on Friday fired dozens of cruise missiles at a government-controlled airbase in Syria, in retaliation...

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Syria War: US Launches Missile Strikes In Response To Chemical ‘attack’

The US has carried out a missile strike against a Syrian air base in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on...

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Syrian Refugees Settle In Egypt, Give Up On West

After fleeing to Egypt from the war devastating their country, more Syrians are abandoning migration to the West...

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169 Gambian Migrants Return Home After Harsh Conditions In Libyan Prison

A hundred and sixty-nine Gambian migrants on Tuesday returned home, after journeying across the Sahara in harsh...

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China’s Strongman Xi To Meet His Match In Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping has spent the past four years putting brash, wealthy politicians and businessmen in jail....

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Mar-A-Lago Hosts Foreign Leaders In Jazz Age Opulence

Mar-a-Lago, the sumptuous setting of Donald Trump's summit with China's Xi Jingping this week, isn't the first...

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UK-Spain Tensions Flare Over Gibraltar As Brexit Talks Begin

The future of Gibraltar has become the first dispute of the Brexit talks, with tensions flaring between the EU, Britain...

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Israel Fears ‘Iranian Crescent’ In Middle East

Israel fears an "Iranian crescent" may be forming in the Middle East because of Tehran's influence in Syria and its...

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Italy Brokers Deal With Libyan Tribes To Curb Migrant Influx

The Italian government said Sunday that dozens of rival tribes in southern Libya had agreed to cooperate on securing...

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Libya Says EU Naval Operation ‘encourages’ Migrants

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamad Taher Siala on Friday urged the EU to rethink its naval operation in the Mediterranean,...

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Israel Minister Swims Against Tide With Gaza Island Plan

An Israeli minister has gone against the tide in proposing a way he says would alleviate conditions in the Gaza Strip...

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128 Nigerians, Other Migrants Drown In Mediterranean Sea In 21 Days

International Organisation on Migration (IOM), said 128 migrants, comprising Nigerians and other West Africans, died...

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146 Migrants Feared Missing After Boat Capsizes In Med

About 146 migrants are feared missing after their boat capsized after leaving Libya, according to a Gambian man who was...