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At Paris meeting, major powers expected to warn Trump over Middle East peace
Middle East

At Paris meeting, major powers expected to warn Trump over Middle East peace

Major powers will send a message to the US president-elect Donald Trump on Sunday that a two-state solution between Israelis…
Assad says ready to discuss everything, vows to take back all Syria
Middle East

Assad says ready to discuss everything, vows to take back all Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government is ready to negotiate on "everything" in proposed peace talks in Kazakhstan, but…
UK’s Johnson says Russia must join push to oust Syria’s Assad
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UK’s Johnson says Russia must join push to oust Syria’s Assad

New British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson called on Tuesday for Russia and other states to demand Syrian President Bashar al-Assad…
Lavrov, Kerry have fresh exchange on ways of ending Syrian conflict
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Lavrov, Kerry have fresh exchange on ways of ending Syrian conflict

Russia and the United States held fresh talks on Saturday on ways of cooperating to end the five-year conflict in…
Four-nation talks on Afghan peace begin amid dim hopes, blame
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Four-nation talks on Afghan peace begin amid dim hopes, blame

A fifth round of four-nation talks aimed at laying the ground for a negotiated end to the Afghan war began…
New deaths in Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenia, Azeri leaders meet
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New deaths in Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenia, Azeri leaders meet

Soldiers from Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh were killed early on Tuesday, hours after the Armenian and Azeri presidents agreed on the…
UK’s Hammond says new initiative needed for Syria talks
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UK’s Hammond says new initiative needed for Syria talks

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday he was deeply concerned about the state of the ceasefire in Syria…
South Sudan peace deal ‘at risk’ after Machar delayed return: monitors
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South Sudan peace deal ‘at risk’ after Machar delayed return: monitors

Peace deal monitors in South Sudan said an unexplained delay of a rebel leader's return to the capital Juba to…
Syrian government says Assad’s future not up for discussion
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Syrian government says Assad’s future not up for discussion

The Syrian government's chief negotiator said President Bashar al-Assad's future was not up for discussion at peace talks, underlining the…
Scant hope of Syria peace breakthrough as Russia pounds rebels
Middle East

Scant hope of Syria peace breakthrough as Russia pounds rebels

Major powers meeting in Germany on Thursday aim to revive Syria peace efforts, but with Russia backing a government push…
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