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Germany Rejects US Pressure For Nato Spending Rise

Calls by the Trump administration for Germany and other Nato partners to increase spending on defence have been...

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Turkey Will Maintain Military Presence In Syria

The Turkish army said Friday it will keep a military presence in Syria despite officially ending its offensive in the...

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Demands NATO Allies Pay Up

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies Friday to ramp up military spending and denounced Russia's...

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Rex Tillerson To Push NATO Allies To Pay Up

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson headed to Brussels on Friday to push President Donald Trump's demand for NATO...

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Bashar Al-Assad’s Overthrow No Longer A Priority

The United States has said that it is no longer focused on ousting President Bashar al-Assad as it seeks a new strategy...

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Removing Assad ‘not Our Priority’

The US ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that Washington is no longer focused on ousting President Bashar...

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Trump Lifts Rights Conditions On Bahrain Arms Sales

The US State Department is removing human rights conditions on a large sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain, as the...

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US Hails Turkey As ‘a Trusted Ally’ In Ankara Talks

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has described Turkey as a trusted ally after meeting its leaders in Ankara. His...

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Tillerson Says Assad’s Long-Term Status Up To Syrian People

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was up to the...

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Tillerson Visits As Turkey Says Its Syria Campaign Over

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in Ankara on Thursday for talks on the Syria conflict, just a day after Turkey...

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China’s Xi Will Meet Trump In US April 6-7

China's President Xi Jinping will travel to Florida to meet US President Donald Trump April 6 to 7, Chinese foreign...

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Turkey Ends Euphrates Shield Military Campaign In Syria

Turkey says it has “successfully” ended its seven-month Euphrates Shield military campaign in northern Syria. But...

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Israel Cuts UN Contribution Due To ‘discrimination’

Israel announced Wednesday a $2-million cut in its contribution to the United Nations budget because of constant...

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US Arrests Turkish Banker On Charges of Violating Iran Sanctions

The US has arrested a senior official at a state-owned Turkish bank on charges of helping Iran violate US sanctions, a...

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Houthi Rebels In Yemen Threatening Strategic Strait

Houthi rebels in Yemen are threatening free movement into and out of the Red Sea with missiles, mines and other...

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Trump Moves On Climate, No Word Yet On Paris Accord

President Donald Trump took action on Tuesday to curb rules that underpin American emissions targets, making it clear...

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Exxon Mobil Urges Trump To Stay In Paris Climate Accord

Energy giant Exxon Mobil has asked the Trump administration not to scrap US participation in the landmark Paris climate...

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Trump Moves To Roll Back Obama Climate Measures

President Donald Trump declared the end of a "war on coal" Tuesday, as he moved to curb rules that underpin American...

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Trump Poised To Roll Back Climate Protections

US President Donald Trump will on Tuesday roll back a slew of environmental protections enacted by Barack Obama, in a...