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China Warns of Deterioration In Syria With Xi In US

China on Friday warned against "further deterioration" of the situation in Syria, just hours after a US air strike on a...

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How the World Reacted

From strong messages of support to fierce condemnation, here are the main global reactions to a US strike on a Syria...

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Israel Backs ‘strong Message’ Sent By US Syria Strike

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday he supports the "strong and clear message" sent by a US strike in...

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Syrian Refugees Settle In Egypt, Give Up On West

After fleeing to Egypt from the war devastating their country, more Syrians are abandoning migration to the West...

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A Red Line Already Crossed In Syria

President Donald Trump's decision to strike the Syrian regime in retaliation for a chemical attack comes four years...

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Trump Warns ‘something Should Happen’ After Syria Attack

President Donald Trump on Thursday denounced Bashar al-Assad as responsible for an "egregious" crime, suggesting the...

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White House In Talks With Pentagon Over Military Options On Syria

Syria's civil war has been raging for more than six years The Pentagon is in detailed discussions with the White House...

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Trump-Putin Relationship Under ‘serious Strain’

In the lead-up to the US election, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin exchanged warm and fuzzy-sounding phrases such as...

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Autopsy ‘shows Chemical Weapons Used In Syria Attack’

Autopsy results have revealed that chemical weapons were used in an attack which killed more than 80 people in Syria's...

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Pressure Mounts For UN Action On Syria ‘chemical Attack’

Western powers pushed ahead Thursday with efforts to take action over the suspected chemical attack in Syria after US...

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Turkey Says Chemical Weapons Used In Syria Attack

Chemical weapons were used by President Bashar al-Assad's regime in an attack in rebel-held northwestern Syria, Turkey...

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Turkey Says Chemical Weapons Used In Syria Attack

Turkey said Thursday the autopsies of three Syrians killed in an attack in rebel-held northwestern Syria confirmed that...

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Trump Condemns ‘affront To Humanity’

US President Donald Trump has condemned the killing of dozens of civilians in northern Syria in an apparent chemical...

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‘I Now Have Responsibility’ When It Comes To Syria

President Donald Trump, speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, said the chemical attack against Syrian civilians...

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Donors Pledge Billions At Syria Aid Conference

International donors on Wednesday pledged $6.0 billion in aid for Syria this year at a conference overshadowed by a...

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Kuwait Signs New Energy Supply Deal With Egypt

Kuwait said on Wednesday it has signed a new a multi-billion-dollar deal to supply Egypt with crude oil and petroleum...

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Syria Donors Seek Billions, In Shadow of Attack

The EU and UN on Wednesday rallied donor countries and aid groups to support a devastated Syria at a conference...

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Russia Rebel Weapons Claim Rejected

Russian claims that a release of chemicals that killed and injured dozens of civilians in northern Syria came from...

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Syria ‘chemical’ Attack

International outrage is mounting over a suspected chemical attack that killed scores of civilians in a rebel-held town...