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US Under Pressure On Syria Stance Ahead of Geneva Talks

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday faces a grilling by global peers seeking clarity about Washington's...

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Robert Harward Turns Down Trump’s National Security Adviser Offer

US President Donald Trump's choice for National Security Adviser has turned down the job offer. Retired Vice-Admiral...

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Five Takeaways From Thursday

Donald Trump stunned the political world with an impromptu White House news conference at which he vented at his...

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Cold War Redux? US-Russian Missile Spat In Europe

The United States and Russia may be on the verge of a new arms race in Europe, decades after the missile crisis that...

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Key Powers Push Syria Truce As Regime, Rebels Make No Progress

Syrian regime and rebel representatives failed Thursday to make any breakthroughs at talks in Kazakhstan, as key...

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Trump Presses Showdown With Intelligence Agencies

President Donald Trump pressed his attacks on US intelligence agencies Thursday, vowing to catch "low-life leakers"...

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Republicans Seek Probe Into Leaks

Leading Republicans in the US have called for an investigation into leaks that led to the resignation of national...

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US Sets Out Cautious Approach To Russia

Senior US officials have been setting out their position on Russia, in some of the new administration’s first...

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Flynn Resignation: Republicans Seek Probe Into Leaks

Leading Republicans in the US have called for an investigation into leaks that led to the resignation of national...

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Newlyweds and Soldiers At N.Korea Memorial To Kims

North Korean newlyweds, soldiers and children lined up to laud their country's rulers on Thursday, the birthday of the...

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UN Envoy Urges Greater Syria Peace Efforts In Moscow

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura called Thursday for greater efforts in the push for peace in Syria, as he visited Moscow...

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Assad Vows To Retake Raqa and ‘every Inch’ of Syria

President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday said Raqa is not a priority target for his forces, saying his goal is to retake...

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Curb Sought On Excessive Spending

The worst excesses of the Indian wedding industry may soon be curbed if a new bill is approved. The proposed bill will...

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Trump Hits Back At US Media Reports On Russia Contacts

President Donald Trump has lashed out at the US intelligence community and media after new reports of contacts between...

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Syria Rebels Head To Astana Talks

Syrian rebel figures were en route to the Kazakh capital on Wednesday for fresh talks on reinforcing a faltering...

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Nervous NATO Allies Put On Brave Face For Trump Era

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nervous European allies put a brave face on the troubled debut of President Donald Trump's...

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Trump Denies Talk of Russian Connection As ‘non-Sense’

Michael Flynn (right) was an early supporter of Donald Trump's bid for the presidency and encouraged him to adopt...

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North Koreans Watch Ice Fest Unaware of Kim Jong-Nam Assassination

Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, small girls in frilly pastel...

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Flynn Contact With Russia: Republicans Join Calls For Investigation

Leading members of the US Republican Party have joined calls for a wide investigation into the former national security...