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Americans, Briton Dead In Fight For IS-Held Raqa

Two Americans and a Briton have died fighting alongside Syrian Kurdish forces as they battle to oust the Islamic State...

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Donald Trump, An Unpredictable American In Paris

Six weeks after welcoming Russia's Vladimir Putin to France at the Palace of Versailles, new French President Emmanuel...

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Tunisia Tries 21 Over Deadly Bardo Attack

A trial opened in Tunisia on Tuesday over the 2015 attack on the Bardo museum that killed 21 foreign tourists and a...

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IS Chief Reported Dead After Jihadists Lose Mosul

Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported dead on Tuesday, a day after Iraq declared it had driven...

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Syria Monitor Says IS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Dead

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Tuesday it had information from top Islamic State group...

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Up To 50,000 Civilians Trapped In Raqa

Up to 50,000 civilians remain trapped in the Syrian jihadist stronghold of Raqa, the UN said Tuesday, warning that...

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UN Rights Chief Urges Justice and Healing After Mosul

UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Tuesday for accountability and dialogue to heal the trauma of Mosul after...

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Rebels Say They Shot Down Syria Warplane Near Ceasefire Zone

Rebel groups shot down a Syrian government warplane on Tuesday near a ceasefire zone in the country's south, the...

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Turkey Since Attempted Coup

A year ago, a faction in the Turkish army staged a failed coup bid against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prompting a...

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Failed Coup Takes Toll On Turkey’s Foreign Policy

The consequences of the failed July 15 coup in Turkey increased Ankara's international isolation, exposing shortcomings...

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Trump Son Met Russian To Get Dirt On Clinton

Donald Trump's eldest son on Monday admitted meeting a Russian lawyer to get dirt on his father's 2016 rival Hillary...

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Trump Congratulates Iraqi PM On Mosul ‘victory’

President Donald Trump on Monday hailed the "victory" of Iraqi forces over the Islamic State group in the northern city...

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Trump Son Admits Meeting Russian For Dirt On Clinton

Donald Trump's eldest son on Monday admitted meeting a Russian lawyer to get dirt on his father's 2016 rival Hillary...

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War Has Cost $226 Billion To Syria Economy

Syria's six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to...

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Iraqi Troops Clearing Last IS Militants

Iraqi security forces are clearing the final pockets of resistance by Islamic State militants in the city of Mosul....

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Tillerson Looks To Defuse Qatar Crisis On Gulf Tour

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives Monday in Kuwait, the key mediator between Qatar and its Arab neighbours,...

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Iraqi Forces Push To Clear Last Pockets of IS In Mosul

Iraqi forces fought to eliminate the last pockets of Islamic State group resistance in Mosul on Monday after the...

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Afghanistan Enacts Law To Control Cyberspace

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has signed into law a cybercrime bill targeting online crime and militancy by...

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Trump Son ‘met Kremlin-Linked Lawyer’ During Election Campaign

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he wanted to work "constructively" with Russia despite confronting Vladimir Putin...