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Qatar revamps investment strategy after Kushner bailout
Middle East

Qatar revamps investment strategy after Kushner bailout

LONDON/NEW YORK/DUBAI (Reuters) – When news emerged that Qatar may have unwittingly helped bail out a New York skyscraper owned…
Acting Pentagon chief in Afghanistan to support peace talks
Middle East

Acting Pentagon chief in Afghanistan to support peace talks

KABUL (Reuters) – Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan arrived in Afghanistan on Monday and said it was important the…
Venezuela’s Guaido warns military on blocked aid
World

Venezuela’s Guaido warns military on blocked aid

Opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognized by some 50 countries as Venezuela’s interim president, warned the military Sunday that blocking humanitarian…
Caught in Syria, foreign jihadist suspects may face trial in Iraq
Middle East

Caught in Syria, foreign jihadist suspects may face trial in Iraq

Their home countries don’t want them and holding trials in Syria isn’t an option: now suspected foreign jihadists could end…
Trump’s World Bank pick, an ally for the lender’s critics?
World

Trump’s World Bank pick, an ally for the lender’s critics?

President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the World Bank is a firebrand critic of the world’s largest anti-poverty lender —…
US, N. Korea to continue summit talks next week: Seoul
World

US, N. Korea to continue summit talks next week: Seoul

The United States and North Korea will hold further talks next week to prepare for a second summit between President…
‘Heavy clashes’ as US-backed forces battle IS in Syria: monitor
Middle East

‘Heavy clashes’ as US-backed forces battle IS in Syria: monitor

US-backed forces were locked in fierce fighting as they pressed the battle against the last shred of the Islamic State…
US-backed Syria force announces final push against IS
Middle East

US-backed Syria force announces final push against IS

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday it had begun the “final battle” to oust the Islamic State group from…
Hard work still needed before Kim-Trump summit – US envoy
World

Hard work still needed before Kim-Trump summit – US envoy

There was still some hard work to be done ahead of the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and…
Rappers, women aiming big at Grammys after past snubs
Music

Rappers, women aiming big at Grammys after past snubs

Music’s biggest stars will gather in Los Angeles on Sunday for the Grammy Awards, and this year observers are hoping…
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