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UN Security Council unanimously approves monitoring for Aleppo evacuation
The United Nations Security Council on Monday unanimously called for U.N. officials and others to observe the evacuation of people from the last rebel-held enclave in Aleppo and monitor the safety of...
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Putin: Assassination of Russian ambassador an attempt to derail Russo-Turkish...
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the killing of Russia's ambassador to Turkey was a despicable provocation aimed at spoiling Russia-Turkey ties and derailing Moscow's attempts to find, with...
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Russia says it has drawn up a roadmap for ending the Syria crisis called the...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Russian experts had drawn up a "Moscow Declaration" that amounted to a roadmap for ending the Syria crisis and that he hoped that...
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The Syrian army is poised to enter Aleppo's last rebel enclave
BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Syrian army broadcast messages into the last rebel enclave of Aleppo on Tuesday, warning that it was poised to enter the area during the day and urging insurgents to speed...
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A Christmas tree lighting in western Aleppo was bombed
Syrian TV says a bomb has gone off in western Aleppo where dozens of people were gathered for a Christmas tree-lighting event.No injuries were reported from Tuesday's bomb, which went off near Azizieh...
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Netanyahu: Israel may treat wounded from Aleppo in its hospitals
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was looking into the possibility of bringing wounded refugees from the Syrian city of Aleppo to Israeli hospitals for...
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Thousands desperate to leave Aleppo were trapped in freezing temperatures as...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A convoy of 60 buses carrying people desperate to leave the last rebel-held enclave of Aleppo was held up in freezing temperatures on Wednesday when an evacuation deal hit a...
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The 7-year-old Syrian girl who tweeted from Aleppo met with Turkey's president
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A seven-year-old Syrian girl who drew global attention with her Twitter updates from besieged Aleppo met Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at his palace in Ankara on...
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Hezbollah is using US weaponry in Syria, according to a senior Israeli...
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel has informed the United States that Lebanese Hezbollah fighters in Syria are using U.S. armored personnel carriers originally supplied to the Lebanese Army, a senior Israeli...
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NATO's 2nd-largest military is 'bending' to Russia — and leaving the US out...
The US was not invited to a meeting held Tuesday in Moscow between Turkish, Russian, and Iranian officials aimed at solving the crisis in Syria — and it's not the first time Washington has been left...
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Kremlin: Almost all communication between the US and Russia has ceased
The Kremlin said on Wednesday almost all communications channels between Russia and the United States have been frozen but the U.S. State Department disputed the statement.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry...
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How the assassination of Russia's Turkish ambassador could derail Turkey's...
The latest victim of Turkey’s climate of insecurity is Andrey Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey. Karlov was assassinated Dec. 19 by a 22-year-old police officer. Disguised as a security guard in...
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The evacuation of Aleppo is expected to end today
Aleppo (Syria) (AFP) - Evacuations from rebel-held parts of Aleppo continued overnight with dozens of vehicles leaving the city and the operation likely to end on Thursday, aid workers said.The...
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The fall of Aleppo is shining a harsh light on the UN
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The warning from the UN envoy could not have been starker: Pounded by a near-daily barrage of air strikes, Aleppo would be totally destroyed by Christmas unless...
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SYRIAN ARMED FORCES: Aleppo has returned to government control
A statement by the Syrian armed forces says the northern city of Aleppo has returned to government control, ending a four-year rebel hold over parts of the city.The statement broadcast on Syrian TV...
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Putin congratulates Syria's Assad on retaking Aleppo from rebels
MOSCOW, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on retaking Aleppo during a phone call on Friday, the Kremlin said in a statement.Putin told...
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'Leave the ... quagmire to the West': ISIS may have been 'the big winner from...
Paris (AFP) — The Syrian regime's all-out offensive to recapture Aleppo enabled the Islamic State group to regain territory elsewhere, including the historic city of Palmyra, and has dimmed prospects...
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Russia and Iran are closer than ever before — and their military alliance...
Critics pounced on President George W. Bush when he described Iran, Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, and North Korea as part of an “Axis of Evil” almost 15 years ago. After all, they said, there was no evidence...
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Here's what we think is going to happen in 2017
As 2016 comes to an end, the tumult of the past year shows the truly unpredictable state of world affairs.Brexit in the UK and the election of Donald Trump in the US showed the inherent failures of...
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A Russian military plane carrying 92 people has crashed into the Black Sea
The Tu-154 military plane disappeared from radars at 05:20 a.m. local time (02:20 GMT).It was carrying 92 people — including military personnel, a band, and reporters.It was aiming to go to the Syrian...
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