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Syrian rescuers, medics say gas attack near capital kills 40
Middle East
April 8, 2018
Syrian rescuers, medics say gas attack near capital kills 40
Syrian opposition activists and rescuers said Sunday that a poison gas attack on a rebel-held town near the capital has…
Russian embassy seeks Boris Johnson meeting over spy case
World
April 7, 2018
Russian embassy seeks Boris Johnson meeting over spy case
Russia’s embassy in London on Saturday sought a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson over the poisoning of a…
Arizona, Texas send 400 troops to border after Trump’s call
World
April 7, 2018
Arizona, Texas send 400 troops to border after Trump’s call
Arizona and Texas announced Friday that they would send 400 National Guard members to the US-Mexico border by next week…
Gaza violence is latest salvo in war of narratives
Middle East
April 7, 2018
Gaza violence is latest salvo in war of narratives
Thousands of Palestinians took part in a mass protest along Gaza’s volatile border with Israel, the second large-scale demonstration in…
China applies its own maximum pressure policy on Pyongyang
World
April 7, 2018
China applies its own maximum pressure policy on Pyongyang
As the US-North Korea summit looms, President Donald Trump’s maximum pressure policy on North Korea may be working — thanks…
Brazil braces for looming arrest of ex-President ‘Lula’
World
April 6, 2018
Brazil braces for looming arrest of ex-President ‘Lula’
Latin America’s largest nation prepared for what would have been unimaginable just a few years ago: the arrest of former…
Gaza tent camps fill up; Israel fires tear gas
Middle East
April 6, 2018
Gaza tent camps fill up; Israel fires tear gas
Palestinians are streaming to tent camps along Gaza’s border with Israel, ahead of what Gaza’s Hamas rulers hope will be…
US approves $1.3 billion sale of artillery to Saudi Arabia
Middle East
April 6, 2018
US approves $1.3 billion sale of artillery to Saudi Arabia
The Trump administration signed off Thursday on selling more than $1.3 billion in artillery to Saudi Arabia, giving a vote…
Israel, Hamas gear up for another Gaza border showdown
Middle East
April 6, 2018
Israel, Hamas gear up for another Gaza border showdown
Israel and Hamas geared up Friday for another showdown on the Gaza-Israel border, amid concerns about renewed bloodshed after more…
Turkish spy agency has snatched 80 people from 18 countries
Middle East
April 5, 2018
Turkish spy agency has snatched 80 people from 18 countries
In covert operations in 18 countries, Turkey’s intelligence agency has snatched around 80 Turkish citizens who the government wanted for…