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Trump warns Russia may pay for alleged Syria gas attack

PresidentDonaldTrumpwarnedMondaythatDamascus,MoscowandTehranmaybeforcedtopaya"bigprice"afterthelatestallegedchemicalweaponsatrocityoftheSyriancivilwar.TheAmeric

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Moscow denies claims Syrian regime used chemical weapons in Douma

MoscowonSundayrejectedclaimstheSyrianregimeusedchemicalweaponsonanoppositionholdoutinEasternGhouta,aftertheUSsaidRussiaboreultimateresponsibilityforanyattack."W

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US takes aim at Russia over alleged Syria chemical attack

TheUnitedStatesstronglycondemnedanallegedchemicalweaponsattackinSyria'sEasternGhoutalateSaturday,sayingifprovedRussiawouldbearsomeresponsibilityduetoits"unwaver

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Assad closer to Ghouta victory, as some rebels prepare to quit

SyrianrebelsbeganleavingEasternGhoutaonThursday,statemediasaid,underthefirstsuchevacuationdealfromthebatteredoppositionenclaveoutsideDamascus.Statetelevisionann

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Death toll tops 220 in four-day regime assault on Syria rebel enclave

SyrianregimejetshavepoundedEasternGhouta,sendingthedeathtollfromafour-dayassaultontherebelenclaveontheoutskirtsofDamascussoaringpast220.Violencealsoflaredineast

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US-led strikes on Syria pro-regime forces kill 100: US official

TheUS-ledcoalitionkilledatleast100regimeandalliedfightersinretaliationforanattackineasternSyria,aUSofficialsaid,inoneofthedeadliestincidentsofitskind.Theflare-u

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Iran protests offer contrast as Arab Spring uprisings mark 7 years

AsIranwasreelingunderaseriesofprotestslastmonth,manyanalystsbegancomparingthesituationwiththeso-calledArabSpringuprisingsthatstartedsevenyearsagoinDecember2011.

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Iran government calls on public to avoid 'illegal gatherings'

Iran'sinteriorministercalledoncitizenstoavoid"illegalgatherings"aftertwodaysofangryprotestsagainsttheregimeandanarrayofeconomicproblems."Weurgeallthosewhoreceiv

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Mass pro-government rallies in Iran after protests

TensofthousandsofregimesupportersmarchedincitiesacrossIranonSaturdayinashowofstrengthfortheregimeaftertwodaysofangryprotestsdirectedagainstthecountry'sreligious

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Visa-free travel with EU implies opportunities, challenges for Ukraine

RepresentativesoftheEuropeanParliamentandtheEuropeanCouncilonWednesdayhavesignedanagreementfinallyapprovingalong-delayedliberalizationofvisaregimeforUkraine.Wit

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Three-way bid to boost Syria truce after Astana talks

Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed Tuesday to bolster a fragile truce in Syria but rebels and Damascus made no progress towards a broader settlement to end the war after two days of talks.

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Aleppo battered as Russia slams “unacceptable” rhetoric

Syria's Aleppo faced worsening food and medical shortages on Monday and warplanes again pounded the city as Russia condemned what it called "unacceptable" Western rhetoric after allegations of war crimes.

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Russia not fights IS militants in Syria: Turkish presidential spokesman

Turkish Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday that Russia does not fight the militants of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and they have made this clear by supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his regime.

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Australia issues warning for Australians in Syria to leave

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Friday issued a warning to Australians registered as being in Syria to leave the country immediately, "ahead of any international response to last week's suspected chemical weapons attack in Damascus".

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U.S. options aim not at regime change in Syria: officials

U.S. officials said on Tuesday that the options considered by President Barack Obama in the wake of a chemical weapons attack in Syria aim not at regime change and that there is no military solution to the protracted conflict there.