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Cautious US Welcome For Russia-Backed Syria Safe Zones

The United States gave an extremely cautious welcome on Thursday to Russia and Turkey's plan to create safe zones to...

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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...

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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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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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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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Buses Evacuate Hundreds From Four Besieged Syria Towns

Hundreds of civilians and fighters who have been under crippling siege for more than two years left four Syrian towns...

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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...

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Trump and Putin Trade Barbs As Ministers Meet

The US and Russian presidents have revealed the wide gulf between them over Syria, even as their foreign ministers were...

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US-Russia War of Words Over Syria Clouds Moscow Talks

The United States and Russia were on a collision course over the alleged Syrian chemical attack on Wednesday as...

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Iran Warns US Action In Syria ‘won’t Go Unanswered’

Any new US action in Syria "will not go unanswered", Iran's Defence Minister Hossein Dehgan warned Tuesday after...

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G7 Rejects Sanctions On Russia After ‘chemical Attack’

The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria. Foreign...

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US Sees No Place For Assad In Syria Future

The United States sees no place for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in any peace resolution for the war-torn country,...

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Russian Officers ‘could Face Sanctions’

G7 foreign ministers will attempt to agree a common position on the Syrian conflict, before the US secretary of state...

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Syria Dominates G7 Meet Before Tillerson Heads To Russia

Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...

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US Strike Wiped Out Fifth of Assad Air Force, Mattis Says

The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime's remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim...

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Trump, May Aim To Convince Moscow To End Assad Support

A "window of opportunity" exists to convince Moscow to end its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, British...

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Syria, Russia To Top Agenda As G7 Ministers Meet

G7 foreign ministers were on Monday to send a "clear and coordinated message" to Russia over its stance on Syria as...

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Tillerson: Russia ‘failure Allowed Syria Chemical Attack’

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has criticised Russia, saying it had failed to prevent Syria from carrying out a...

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US Steps Up Pressure On Syria Ahead of Russia Talks

The United States stepped up pressure Sunday on Russia to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning that any...