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Egypt’s Sisi Visits Saudi Arabia As Tensions Ease

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a royal welcome from King Salman as he landed Sunday in Saudi Arabia...

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Russia Tried To Use Trump Advisers To Infiltrate Campaign

Russia tried to use Trump advisers to infiltrate campaign The FBI gathered intelligence last summer that suggests...

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Russian FM Presses US’s Tillerson Over Syria Probe

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced "regret" in a phone call with his US counterpart at Washington's...

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Philippines’ Duterte Tours Russian Warship

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte toured a visiting Russian warship on Friday for the second time in barely four...

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‘Assad Blames Ex Al-Qaeda Affiliate For Bombing Evacuees’

Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Friday blamed the country's former Al-Qaeda affiliate for a deadly bombing against...

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Russia Supreme Court Bans Jehovah’s Witnesses

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling banning Jehovah’s Witnesses after the justice ministry called on...

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UN, Russia Set For Syria Meet Without US

The UN's Syria envoy said Thursday that he will hold talks with Russian officials next week but without the US present...

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Chemical Arms Watchdog To Vote On Moscow Bid For New Syria Probe

The governing body of the global chemical arms watchdog will Thursday vote on a controversial Russian-Iranian move to...

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France Says Will ‘prove’ Damascus Behind Syria ‘chemical Attack’

France will produce proof "in a few days" that the regime of Bashar al-Assad launched a chemical strike on a Syrian...

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UN’s Top Court To Rule In Ukraine Vs Russia Case

The UN's top court will Wednesday rule on a bid by Kiev to halt Russia's alleged funnelling of money, arms, and...

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Syria’s Assad Is An ‘arch-Terrorist’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is an "arch-terrorist" and it is time Russia realised he is "literally and...

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China Seeks Russia’s Help To ‘cool’ N. Korea Situation

China is seeking Russia's help to cool surging tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, the country's foreign...

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Russia Urges ‘restraint’ Over N. Korea Tensions

Russia on Friday called for "restraint" over the situation in North Korea, warning against any "provocative steps"...

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Pentagon Chief To Travel Next Week To Middle East, Africa

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis is heading to the Middle East and Africa next week for a series of meetings with...

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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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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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Van Niekerk To Have Shot At 200/400 World Double

South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk will have the chance to emulate Michael Johnson's feat of winning the 200 and 400...

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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...