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Pence and Pompeo to Push Erdogan for Pullback From Syria
Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey in…
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Sudan’s Burhan Announces Ceasefire across Country
Chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, on Wednesday issued a constitutional decree announcing a ceasefire…
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Pence heads to Turkey as Erdogan rejects calls for ceasefire in Syria
US Vice President Mike Pence is heading to Ankara on Wednesday in a bid to negotiate a cease-fire deal in northeastern Syria, despite Turkish President…
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‘Much work needed’ to secure Brexit deal ahead of crucial EU summit
Intensive Brexit talks are continuing on Monday after the weekend’s discussions brought no breakthrough, with both London and Brussels saying…
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European leaders warn of ISIS revival with Turkish invasion of Syria
European leaders said Monday that they were facing new security threats as a result of Turkey’s offensive in Syria, but they…
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Turkey-Syria offensive: US sanctions Turkish ministries
The US has imposed sanctions on Turkish ministries and senior government officials in response to the country’s military offensive in…
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U.S. allies in the Mideast welcome a state visit from Russia’s Putin amid Syria turmoil
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Riyadh on Monday for his first state visit to Saudi Arabia and the United…
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EU offers measured reaction to Turkey’s offensive in Syria
EU foreign ministers condemned Turkey’s military intervention in northeastern Syria but stopped short of agreeing on a blocwide arms embargo…
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Female Kurdish politician ‘executed’ by pro-Turkish militants as civilian death toll rises to 38 in Syria offensive
Turkish-backed groups have killed nine civilians, including a female politician, in northeastern Syria, according to a human rights monitor. Hevrin Khalaf,…
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France ‘worried’ after nearly 800 IS group relatives escape Syrian camp
France said Sunday it was “worried” after Kurdish authorities reported that hundreds of relatives of foreign jihadists had escaped from…
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