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Russian, Turkish presidents meet as Syria violence continues

The Turkish and Russian presidents on Thursday sat down for talks in Moscow aimed at ending hostilities in northwestern Syria involving their forces along with proxies

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Turkey deploys 1,000 special police at Greek border: minister

Turkey is deploying 1,000 special operation police forces along Turkey's border zone with Greece, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Thursday. Speaking t

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Trump says he had a 'very good conversation' with Taliban leader

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund on Tuesday, the first known conversation between a U.S. leader and a top Taliban official, as a d

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How the U.S. should leave Afghanistan

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Erdogan-Putin meeting expected to ease spiking tensions in Syria's Idlib: experts

by Burak Akinci After suffering its worst casualties in years, Turkey has launched a new major offensive against the Russia-backed Syrian forces in Idlib, but analysts said the spiking Russian-Turki

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Houthis make new military progress in NE Yemen

Fighters of the Houthi rebel group on Sunday made a new on-ground military progress and captured a strategic city in the northeastern province of al-Jawf. Following weeks of intense armed confrontat

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Clashes in New Dehli kills 32, judge critical of inaction transferred

At least 32 people have been killed in the deadliest violence to engulf India's capital New DelhiA heavy deployment of security forces brought an uneasy calm on Thursday, a police official said.The v

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Turkey, Russia talk tensions in Syria as migrants push west

The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria after at least 33 Turkish troops were killed in an

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Activists: Syrian opposition fighters retake key town

Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters Thursday retook a strategic northwestern town in Syria, opposition activists said, and cut off the key highway linking the capi

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Modi calls for calm as Delhi riots kill 22

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for calm Wednesday after Delhi's worst sectarian violence in decades left at least 22 people dead and calls for a military cu

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Victims of 1998 bombings face Sudan at Supreme court

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Turkey captures town in Syria's Idlib after 2 failed attempts

The Turkish forces and Turkey-backed rebels on Monday managed to capture a town in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, after two previous failed attempts, a war

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Somali, U.S. forces kill 2 al-Shabab terrorists, destroy camp

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Update: Xi replies to letter from medical students of Tibet University

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Lesotho PM fails to appear in court to hear murder charges

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Sudan to investigate violence against protesters in Khartoum

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok speaks during a Reuters interview in Khartoum, Sudan August 24, 2019. /Reuters Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Saturday ordered an investigatio

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Erdogan, Macron, Merkel hold phone conversation on Syria, Libya

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday discussed the Syrian issue and the crisis in Libya with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela