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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...
High-Tech War Kit Can’t Prevent Civilian Deaths In Iraq
Despite using state-of-the-art weaponry, the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq appears unable...
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...
IS Propaganda Team Killed In Iraq Air Strike
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Thursday that it had killed a propaganda chief and...
Syrian Opposition Rejects ‘any Role’ For Assad
The Syrian opposition to the Damascus regime said Thursday it rejected "any role" now or in the future for current...
Removing Assad ‘not Our Priority’
The US ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that Washington is no longer focused on ousting President Bashar...
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...
Rush Hour On Mosul’s ‘displacement Highway’
On west Mosul's Baghdad street, thousands of displaced Iraqis flee the fighting with their meagre belongings but...
Syria Refugee Total Hits Over Five Million
More than five million Syrians are now refugees, the UN said Thursday, as aid groups urged the international community...
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...
Four People Arrested Over Plot To Blow Up Venice’s Rialto Bridge
Three men from Kosovo and an unidentified minor have been arrested in Venice on suspicion of plotting to blow up the...
Boko Haram Faction Seeks Grassroots Support In NE Nigeria
A Boko Haram faction led by the son of the group's founder is trying to win over civilians by shunning the...
At Least 14 Dead In IS Truck Bomb At Baghdad Checkpoint
At least 14 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at an entrance to Baghdad,...
Syrian Refugee Numbers Pass Five Million
The tally of refugees who have fled the war in Syria now exceeds five million, the United Nations said Thursday. "As...
Iran Denies Meddling In Arab World
Iran strongly denied any meddling on Thursday after Arab leaders condemned "foreign interference" in their affairs in a...
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...
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...
Turkey Ends ‘Euphrates Shield’ Operation In Syria
Turkey has officially ended the "Euphrates Shield" military operation it launched in Syria last August, Prime Minister...
Suicide Truck Bomber Kills 17 In Baghdad
A suicide truck bomber targeted a police checkpoint in southern Baghdad on Wednesday night, killing 17 people and...