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EU Urges China To Curb Dinghy Sales In Migrant Trafficking Fight
A senior EU envoy on Thursday urged Beijing to restrict the sale of inflatable dinghies that he said are used by...
Russia, Turkey, Iran Ink Deal On Safe Zones In Syria
Syrian regime allies Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey on Thursday signed a memorandum on a Moscow-backed plan...
Syria Rebels Return To Peace Talks
Syrian rebels on Thursday resumed participation in peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana centred around a...
Erdogan Says De-Escalation Plan Would ‘half Solve’ Syria Conflict
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a Moscow-backed plan to set up so-called de-escalation zones inside Syria...
Iraq Forces Launch New Push On IS In West Mosul
Iraqi forces thrust into west Mosul from the north on Thursday, opening a new front in the more than six-month-old...
Exhibition of AFP Migrant Crisis Photos Opens In Brussels
An exhibition showcasing the work of Agence France-Presse photographers who have documented the hope and heartbreak of...
Route To Raqa Dotted With Discarded Veils, Burned Cars
Dozens of black veils dotted a freshly laid sand berm in northern Syria, ditched by women fleeing the Islamic State...
Japan Tough To Crack For Refugees
It has been a decade since Liliane last saw her little girl. She fled Africa in fear for her life, leaving behind...
Egypt’s Sisi In UAE For Talks
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday for talks with top officials,...
Trump Hosts Abbas In Middle East Peace Push
President Donald Trump plunged into the Middle East peace process on Wednesday, receiving Palestinian leader Mahmud...
Trump Hosts Palestine’s Abbas With Goal To ‘establish Peace’ In Region
President Donald Trump will play peacemaker at the White House on Wednesday, meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmud...
Fresh Syria Talks Hit Hurdles As Safe Zones Mooted
Syrian rebels said Wednesday they were suspending participation in a latest round of peace talks aimed at pushing a...
Syria Rebels ‘suspend’ Participation In Astana Peace Talks
Syrian rebels on Wednesday said they were suspending their participation as a latest round of peace talks began in...
China To Launch Own Encyclopaedia To Rival Wikipedia
China plans to launch its own online encyclopaedia next year, hoping to build a "cultural Great Wall" that can rival...
Trump Plays Peacemaker, Hosting Abbas At the White House
President Donald Trump will play peacemaker at the White House on Wednesday, meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmud...
Syria Ceasefire Heads Leaders’ Agenda
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to press for a ceasefire to halt the war in...
‘Dozens Killed’ In ISIL Attack On Northeast Syria
At least 37 people, including dozens of civilians, have been killed in an attack by ISIL fighters targeting a crossing...
Top Saudi Royal Rules Out Rapprochement With Iran
A powerful Saudi royal said Tuesday that there could be no rapprochement between his country and Iran, which he said...
FBI Translator Married Islamic State Fighter She Spied On
An FBI translator who was hired to spy on a German member of the Islamic State group instead apparently grew attracted...