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Thousands expected to be evacuated in Syria after blast
Middle East

Thousands expected to be evacuated in Syria after blast

An opposition activist group and a TV station run by Lebanon's Hezbollah say more than 3,000 people are expected to…
US denies hitting Islamic State poison gas depot with air strike
Middle East

US denies hitting Islamic State poison gas depot with air strike

The US-led coalition against Islamic State on Thursday denied a Syrian army report it had carried out an air strike…
Russian accuses UK of providing support to Egypt church attackers
Egypt

Russian accuses UK of providing support to Egypt church attackers

Russia's deputy ambassador to the United Nations Vladimir Safronkov accused the UK of supporting militant groups in France and similar…
Russia blocks UN Security Council condemnation of Syria attack
World

Russia blocks UN Security Council condemnation of Syria attack

Russia blocked a Western-led effort at the UN Security Council on Wednesday to condemn last week's deadly gas attack in…
Putin says US-Russia ties worse since Trump took office
World

Putin says US-Russia ties worse since Trump took office

Levels of trust between Moscow and Washington have deteriorated since US President Donald Trump took office, Russian President Vladimir Putin…
White House accuses Russia of Syria chemical attack ‘cover up’
World

White House accuses Russia of Syria chemical attack ‘cover up’

President Donald Trump's administration accused Russia on Tuesday of trying to shield Syria's government from blame for a deadly gas…
Wall Street opens lower amid geopolitical jitters
Business

Wall Street opens lower amid geopolitical jitters

US stocks edged lower on Tuesday as rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the Korean peninsula pushed investors…
G7 states reach no deal on UK call for further Syria sanctions
World

G7 states reach no deal on UK call for further Syria sanctions

Foreign ministers from Group of Seven (G7) major industrialized nations reached no agreement on a British suggestion that sanctions be…
US secretary of state, top diplomats hold urgent meeting on Syria crisis
World

US secretary of state, top diplomats hold urgent meeting on Syria crisis

With fresh urgency but scant solutions, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and top foreign diplomats held an urgent meeting…
May, Trump agree Russia should break ties with Assad: UK PM’s office
World

May, Trump agree Russia should break ties with Assad: UK PM’s office

British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke on Monday to US President Donald Trump and agreed that "a window of opportunity"…
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