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In IS-Held Raqa, Parched Civilians Risk Lives For Water

Syria's Raqa once thrived on the banks of the gushing Euphrates River, but dire shortages in the Islamic State group...

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Trump Versus the Rest As Violent G20 Wraps Up

US President Donald Trump heads Saturday into the final day of a fractious and violent G20 summit in Germany at odds...

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US, Russia Agree On Ceasefire In South Syria From Sunday

Russia and the United States have agreed to a ceasefire in southern Syria starting from midday on Sunday, Russian...

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US-Led Strikes Claim Another 119 Civilian Lives

A review of past air and artillery strikes has found that another 119 civilians were killed by the US-led coalition in...

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Top US Justice Officials To Visit Guantanamo

The top US justice officials are to visit the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Friday amid signs the Trump...

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Heavy Regime Bombardment Reported Near Damascus

Government forces carried out heavy bombardment Friday of a rebel-held district on the eastern edge of the Syrian...

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Bombed-Out Cafe Reopens In Aleppo’s Armenian Quarter

Taline Menassian still trembles when she steps into the Aleppo Armenian Society's open-air cafe, shaken by memories of...

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G20: Trump and Putin Meet Face To Face For First Time

Latest: G20: Trump and Putin meet face to face for first time Using ‘imperfect scale to balance ‘imperfect system...

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Egypt Military Says 26 Soldiers Killed Or Wounded In Sinai Attacks

Twenty-six Egyptian soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday in attacks on checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula where...

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Trump and Putin To Meet Face To Face

US President Donald Trump is to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the first time at a G20 summit in...

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Anti-IS Forces Struggle To Gain Ground In Raqa

US-backed forces struggled to gain ground against the Islamic State group in Syria's Raqa on Friday, facing a wave of...

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Trump-Putin Talks Overshadow Problem-Strewn G20 Summit

US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin were to meet Friday for the first time in a highly-awaited...

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Trump and Putin To Meet Face To Face For First Time

On Thursday, Mr Trump used a speech in the Polish capital Warsaw to call on Russia to stop “destabilising”...

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Trump, Putin In First Showdown At Fractious G20

US President Donald Trump meets Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the first time Friday, in an eagerly awaited...

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France and Russia Vow To Fight Extremism

The French and Russian foreign ministers vowed Thursday to put aside their countries' differences to fight and defeat...

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Lavrov Says Trying To Clarify US Syria No-Fly Zones Proposal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday Moscow was seeking to clarify a claim by his US counterpart that...

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UN-OPCW Probe of Syria Sarin Gas Attack Comes Under Heavy Pressure

A joint UN-OPCW panel tasked with determining who was behind the deadly sarin gas attack in the Syrian town of Khan...

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In East Aleppo, Industrial Zones Emerge From the Rubble

In a formerly rebel-held district of Syria's Aleppo, factory owner Karam allows himself a small smile as he watches his...

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Civilians Trapped As Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul

Iraqi forces on Thursday battled the last remaining Islamic State group fighters in Mosul's Old City, where the UN said...