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Quiet As Southern Syria Ceasefire Begins Ahead of Talks

A ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan brought quiet Sunday to frontlines in southern Syria ahead...

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Quiet As Ceasefire Begins In South Syria

A ceasefire in southern Syria brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan began at noon local time on Sunday, with...

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Syria Ceasefire Zone A US ‘priority’

A ceasefire set to take effect in southwest Syria on Sunday is a US priority and an important step toward eventual...

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Final Day of ‘difficult’ Talks

Leaders have begun a final day of talks at the G20 meeting in Hamburg as officials try to bridge the gap with the US on...

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In First Talks, Trump Presses Putin On Meddling

Donald Trump pressed Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday on allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US...

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US, Russia Agree On Ceasefire In South Syria From Sunday

Russia and the United States have agreed to a ceasefire in southern Syria starting from midday on Sunday, Russian...

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G20: Trump and Putin Meet Face To Face For First Time

Latest: G20: Trump and Putin meet face to face for first time Using ‘imperfect scale to balance ‘imperfect system...

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France and Russia Vow To Fight Extremism

The French and Russian foreign ministers vowed Thursday to put aside their countries' differences to fight and defeat...

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Lavrov Says Trying To Clarify US Syria No-Fly Zones Proposal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday Moscow was seeking to clarify a claim by his US counterpart that...

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Trump Walks Diplomatic Tightrope In First Putin Encounter

It was a constant refrain on the campaign trail for Donald Trump in his quest for the US presidency: "We're going to...

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Russia FM Lavrov Urges US To Prevent ‘provocations’ In Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday urged US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to prevent "provocations"...

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Israeli Intelligence Discovered IS Plans For Laptop Ban

Israeli spies hacked Islamic States computers to uncover a plot to blow up commercial airliners using laptop bombs,...

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Gas Giant Qatar Petroleum Says Unaffected By Gulf Crisis

Energy giant Qatar Petroleum said in a statement on Saturday that it was "business as usual" despite a spiralling...

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Russia Calls For Dialogue In Qatar Crisis

Moscow called on Saturday for dialogue between Qatar and its neighbours in the Gulf, promising help in mediating the...

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US Coalition Strike On Pro-Assad Forces An ‘act of Aggression’

Moscow on Wednesday condemned a US-led coalition strike on pro-regime fighters in Syria as an "act of aggression" that...

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Egypt and Russia Discuss Fight Against ‘terror’

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday held talks in Cairo with Russia's foreign and defence ministers on...

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Trump’s Russia Scandal

Subpoenas are flying, a special prosecutor is taking the reins, and explosive revelations hit the press almost daily:...

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US Intel Chief Mum On Possible Trump Pressure On Russia Probe

US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats on Tuesday sidestepped questions about an explosive report which said...

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Trump Stays On Script — But A Few Episodes Raise Eyebrows

US President Donald Trump's trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories saw the unpredictable leader tightly...