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Strikes Destroy Seven Hospitals In Syria’s Idlib

Seven hospitals and clinics in northwestern Syria have been knocked out of action this month in air strikes by the...

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Dozens of Yazidis Enslaved By IS In Iraq Now Free

hirty-six members of the Yazidi religious minority are free after nearly three years in the hands of so-called Islamic...

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White House Says Duterte Invitation Is Mostly An Anti-North Korea Move

A top aide on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's invitation to his Philippines counterpart to visit Washington,...

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US-Backed Syrian Rebels Advance On ISIS Raqqa Stronghold

A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against the ISIS in the key town of Tabqa near the jihadist bastion of...

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US-Backed Syria Force Advances Against IS In Tabqa

A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against the Islamic State group in the key town of Tabqa near the...

International

Is the Middle East Trump’s New Playground?

As the United States marks 100 days since President Donald Trump assumed office, analysts say his sporadic policies in...

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Turkey, US Can Turn Raqa Into ‘graveyard’ For IS

Turkey and the United States can join forces to turn the Islamic State group's defacto capital of Raqa in Syria into a...

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A Chaotic Discovery of Power

From his resounding setbacks in Congress to his stunning policy flip-flops, Donald Trump has faced a steep learning...

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IS Afghanistan Leader Likely Killed

US and Afghan troops likely killed the leader of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate in a raid this week,...

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Army Rangers May Have Been Killed By Friendly Fire

The Pentagon on Friday said it was investigating whether two U. S. special operations commandos who were killed in...

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Assad Meet Sees European Rights Group Leader Censured

A controversial meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led Europe's foremost human rights group to say it had no...

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US Probes Friendly Fire In US Troop Deaths In Afghanistan

The Pentagon on Friday said it was investigating whether two US special operations commandos who were killed in...

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40 Dead In Rebel-Jihadist Clashes Near Damascus

Fierce clashes between jihadists and Islamist rebels near Damascus left at least 40 dead and 70 wounded on Friday, a...

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UK ‘steadfast’ On N.Korea, May Tells Japan’s Abe

British Prime Minister Theresa May assured Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe on Friday that the UK remains "steadfast" in its...

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Chemical Weapons Allegedly Used 45 Times In Syria

Experts from the world's watchdog tasked with destroying chemical weapons are probing reports that toxic arms have been...

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Global Press Freedom At 13-Year Low

Global press freedom has hit a 13-year low, threatened by US President Donald Trump's media bashing and restrictions...

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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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Syria To Buy Latest Russian Anti-Missile System

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Damascus is negotiating with regime ally Moscow to buy the latest Russian...

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US Tells UN To Put ‘all Pressure’ On Russia Over Syria

US Ambassador Nikki Haley urged the UN Security Council on Thursday to ratchet up pressure on Russia to end sieges in...