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Turkey says ceasefire holds in Syria’s Idlib, Russia reports some shootings

Turkey says ceasefire holds in Syria’s Idlib, Russia reports some shootings

ISTANBUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday there had been no violations of the ceasefire in…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seeks absolution in virus fight

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seeks absolution in virus fight

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Wearing gas masks and waterproof fatigues, members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard now spray down…
Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP

Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon is in “the final hours before” formally announcing it cannot pay its debts, senior MP Alain…
Dozens killed as gunmen attack Afghan political rally

Dozens killed as gunmen attack Afghan political rally

Dozens of people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a political rally in Kabul on Friday, the deadliest assault…
Saudi detains three royal princes over ‘coup plot’: reports

Saudi detains three royal princes over ‘coup plot’: reports

Saudi authorities have detained three princes including King Salman’s brother and nephew on charges of plotting a coup, the US…
Blast near U.S. Embassy in Tunisia kills policeman

Blast near U.S. Embassy in Tunisia kills policeman

TUNIS (Reuters) — Two militants on a motorbike blew themselves up outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia on Friday, killing…
Attack in Kabul kills at least 27 people, wounds dozens

Attack in Kabul kills at least 27 people, wounds dozens

KABUL (Reuters) — Gunmen attacked a ceremony in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 27 people in the first major…
Rare calm in Syria’s Idlib after ceasefire deal

Rare calm in Syria’s Idlib after ceasefire deal

Syria’s war-ravaged northwest woke up to relative calm Friday, its skies free of warplanes for the first day in months,…
Migrants dodge tear gas as Greek-Turkish border crisis deepens

Migrants dodge tear gas as Greek-Turkish border crisis deepens

KASTANIES, Greece/PAZARKULE, Turkey (Reuters) — Migrants stuck on the Turkish side of the border with Greece tried to dodge tear…
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib

Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Turkey and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib region, their two leaders said…
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