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EU Demands Talks With US Over Possible Airline Laptop Ban
The EU is seeking urgent talks with Washington over a possible US ban on carry-on computers on European flights to the...
US-Backed Forces Prepare For Final Push On IS-Held Raqa
US-backed fighters said Friday they were preparing for a final assault on the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion...
Malaysia Deports Turks Wanted Over Alleged Gulen Links
Malaysia has deported three Turkish nationals wanted by Ankara for alleged links to a US-based preacher accused of...
Pentagon Chief, Turkish PM Meet After Decision To Arm Kurds
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Thursday he had "no doubt" that Turkey and the United States would work out any...
UN In Talks Over Control of Syria Safe Zones
The United Nations said Thursday it was in talks with Iran, Russia and Turkey over who should control proposed safe...
Somalia Asks World To Help Stabilise Ravaged Nation
Somalia's president Thursday urged world powers to help him fight the "raging enemies" of terror, corruption and...
US-Backed Fighters Hunt For IS Holdouts In Syria’s Tabqa
US-backed fighters hunted for jihadist holdouts in Syria's Tabqa on Thursday after overrunning the city and nearby dam...
China Champions Globalisation With New Silk Road Summit
China hosts on Sunday a summit showcasing its ambitious drive to revive ancient Silk Road trade routes and lead a new...
US To Arm Syrias Kurds ‘very Quickly’
The United States will soon start delivering weapons to Syria's Kurdish fighters, despite furious Turkish objections, a...
Syria Kurds Say US Decision To Arm Them Will Hasten IS Defeat
Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in Syria said Wednesday that the "historic" US decision to provide...
Muslim Leaders Invited To Summit With Trump
King Abdullah II of Jordan, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou are among leaders...
Turkey Says US Arming Kurdish Syria Fighters ‘unacceptable’
Turkey on Wednesday slammed as "unacceptable" a US announcement that Washington would supply arms and military...
Russia’s Lavrov To Meet With Trump On Syria Amid Uproar
US President Donald Trump will receive Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov at the White House Wednesday even as a...
US To Arm Kurds In Battle For Raqqa
US President Donald Trump has approved supplying weapons to Kurdish forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS) in...
US Mulling Extending Carry-On Computer Ban To Europe
US authorities are considering banning carry-on computers on European flights to the United States, widening the...
White House Approves Supply of Weapons To YPG In Syria
US President Donald Trump has approved the supplying of weapons to Kurdish forces battling the Islamic State group in...
UN Security Council Expected To Meet On Syria Safe Zones Deal
Japan and Sweden have requested a UN Security Council meeting to obtain specific details of a Russia-backed agreement...
Russia Seeks UN Backing For Deal On Syria Safe Zones
Russia on Monday faced resistance from Western powers to a bid to win UN Security Council backing for an agreement it...
Erdogan Says US Debates Over Jerusalem Embassy Move ‘wrong’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said debates over the possibility of moving the US embassy in Israel...