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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…
Arab voters key to blocking Netanyahu-led hard-line majority

Arab voters key to blocking Netanyahu-led hard-line majority

TIRA, Israel (AP) — A surge in Arab voter turnout was key to depriving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his…
Tripoli’s civilian airport attacked amid diplomatic impasse

Tripoli’s civilian airport attacked amid diplomatic impasse

CAIRO (AP) — The only civilian airport in the Libyan capital of Tripoli came under direct attack by eastern-based opposition…
‘Now we have corona’: Cash-strapped Lebanon navigates new crisis

‘Now we have corona’: Cash-strapped Lebanon navigates new crisis

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s crippling financial crisis could pose a grave threat to managing a coronavirus outbreak that has so…
Turkey vows justice for migrant killed at border with Greece

Turkey vows justice for migrant killed at border with Greece

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has vowed to seek justice for a migrant it says was killed on the border…
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit

Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit

BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northwestern Syria hit a poultry farm where several displaced families…
Palestinians protest as Israeli bulldozers clear land

Palestinians protest as Israeli bulldozers clear land

QUSRA, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians have launched protests in the occupied West Bank after Israeli bulldozers began clearing land…
Russia-Turkey talks a last chance to avert Idlib calamity

Russia-Turkey talks a last chance to avert Idlib calamity

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A summit between the Turkish and Russian leaders on Thursday may be the last chance to…
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