Syria Rebels Return To Peace Talks
Syrian rebels on Thursday resumed participation in peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana centred around a Russian-backed plan to create safe zones in the war-battered country. The rebels on...
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Erdogan Says De-Escalation Plan Would ‘half Solve’ Syria Conflict
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a Moscow-backed plan to set up so-called de-escalation zones inside Syria would "50 percent" solve the six-year conflict, in comments published Thursday....
Merkel Meets Putin To Discuss Crises In Syria and Ukraine
Merkel meets Putin to discuss crises in Syria and Ukraine Mr Putin is reportedly keen to hear Mrs Merkel's opinion of US President Donald Trump German Chancellor Angela Merkel has begun talks with...
Malaysia Airlines Reaches Settlement With Family Over MH17
Malaysia Airlines announced Tuesday it has an Australian family who lost four family members on Flight MH17. Perth couple Anthony Maslin and Marite Norris lost their children Evie, 10, Mo, 12, and...
I Might Not Take Up Trump’s Invitation Says Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United States, as he welcomed three Chinese warships to his home town. Duterte, who has...
10 Memorable Lines From Comedian Hasan Minhaj At the WHCA Dinner
President Donald Trump was a no-show at the first White House Correspondents' Association dinner of his presidency. But that didn't keep "Daily Show" comedian Hasan Minhaj from addressing "the...
Horrific Turbulence Leaves 27 Passengers On Flight To Bangkok Injured
These were the chaotic scenes on board an Aeroflot plane as major turbulence threw passengers all over the cabin on a flight between Russia and Thailand. At least 27 people – including three babies...
Philippines’ Duterte Hesitant On US Visit, Warm On China
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United States, as he welcomed three Chinese warships to his home town. Duterte, who has...
Turbulence Injures 27 On Aeroflot Flight To Bangkok
Passengers on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Thailand were slammed into the ceiling after their aircraft hit a patch of severe turbulence injuring 27 people, some of them suffering fractured...
Trump Eyes Embrace of Base As He Marks Tough First 100 Days
Donald Trump faced the sober realities of his office Saturday as he marked the 100th day of a presidency stamped by chaos and confusion, but he will also take political succor in a campaign-style...
UK ‘steadfast’ On N.Korea, May Tells Japan’s Abe
British Prime Minister Theresa May assured Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe on Friday that the UK remains "steadfast" in its condemnation of North Korea as the two met at her country residence of...
Trump Praises China’s Xi Over Handling of North Korea
Donald Trump has praised China's President Xi Jinping for his handling of North Korea, calling him "a very good man" who loves his country. The US president told Reuters he would like to solve the...
Pentagon Probes Trump’s Former National Security Advisor Flynn
The Pentagon said Thursday it is investigating President Donald Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn over payments he received from Russian government-linked firms. The Department...
Israeli Missile Shoots Down ‘target’ Over Golan
Israel shot down what it identified only as "a target" over the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday, hours after Syria accused it of hitting a military position near Damascus airport. "The Patriot...
Syria To Buy Latest Russian Anti-Missile System
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Damascus is negotiating with regime ally Moscow to buy the latest Russian anti-missile system to repel Israeli and American attacks. "It's natural that we should...
Syria Kurds, Turks Clash In Wake of Deadly Air Raids
Fighting erupted on Wednesday along Syria's northeastern border between Turkish forces and Kurdish militiamen, as tensions boiled over in the aftermath of deadly Turkish air strikes the previous day....
Turkey Says US, Russia Informed of Strikes On Kurd Militia
Turkey informed the United States and Russia before launching strikes against Kurdish forces in Syria and Iraq, the Turkish foreign minister said Wednesday, after Washington angrily accused Ankara of...
Ex-Trump Adviser Flynn Did Not Report Russia Payments
Former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn never reported receiving payments from Russian entities on his top-level security clearance form, a senior US lawmaker said Monday....
US-Backed Forces Enter Major Jihadist-Held Syria Town
A US-backed alliance of Arab-Kurdish forces entered the key jihadist-held town of Tabqa on Monday as they pursued their campaign against the Islamic State group in northern Syria. The Syrian...
Ukraine Opens Terror Probe After OSCE Medic Killed
Ukraine opened a terror investigation Monday into a mine blast that killed an American medic from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's monitoring team in the country's...