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The Syrian Counterterrorism Branch in the northern city of Aleppo arrested Abdel Razzak Barakat, a former police chief and MP under the defunct regime of Bashar Assad. The Ministry of Interior said that Barakat was involved in suppressing peaceful demonstrations in Homs at the beginning of the Syrian revolution in
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A raid by US forces and a local Syrian group aiming to capture an Daesh (IS) group official instead killed a man who had been working undercover gathering intelligence on the extremists, family members and Syrian officials have told The Associated Press. The killing in October underscores the complex political
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday said the next round of talks with Israel will begin on December 19, calling the reaction to initial negotiations this week “positive.” “It is natural that the first session would not be highly productive, but it paved the way for upcoming sessions that will
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking his first visit to India since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago. Putin’s two-day visit comes as India and Russia mark 25 years of strategic partnership. Putin and
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Several agreements were signed on Wednesday as Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his Bahraini counterpart, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, co-chaired the fourth meeting of the Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Council in Manama. The princes said they were eager to consolidate and develop cooperation between their countries, and
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Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council reaffirmed their indivisible security bond rooted in common faith, lineage, language and a shared destiny at the conclusion of the 46th session of the Supreme Council at Al-Sakhir Palace in Bahrain. The delegates declared that the security of GCC states was indivisible and that
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A defense pact announced by Britain and Norway on Thursday will see their navies jointly operate a warship fleet to “hunt Russian submarines” in the North Atlantic, the UK government said. The agreement aims to protect critical undersea infrastructure, such as cables, that Western officials say are increasingly under threat
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The UN General Assembly on Wednesday called for the immediate and unconditional return of Ukrainian children “forcibly transferred” to Russia — a delicate issue as Kyiv and Moscow try to negotiate an end to the fighting. The assembly adopted the non-binding resolution by a vote of 91-12, with 57 abstentions. Russia
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A dozen former officials from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday said they were “deeply concerned” about possible vaccine policy changes after the leaking of a document linking Covid-19 vaccines to children’s deaths. The warning, published in the respected New England Journal of Medicine, follows the
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With Tuesday’s White House Cabinet meeting chugging past the two-hour mark, President Donald Trump ‘s eyes fluttered and closed. His budget director busied himself doodling a fluffy cloud. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was lucky enough to speak early, but the title on his nameplate was misspelled. The sleepy, and
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Ukraine and its European allies accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with US envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough. The Russian leader “should end the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro confirmed Wednesday that he had a "cordial" phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump 10 days ago amid a US military buildup in Latin America. "I spoke with the President of the United States, Donald Trump. I can say that the conversation
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Israel and Lebanon sent new representatives to a military committee monitoring a truce between the countries, top officials from both said on Wednesday, in a move set to expand the scope of talks between the long-time foes. The meeting was a step toward a months-long US demand that the two
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Yemen’s Houthis on Wednesday released mariners held since a July attack on the ship Eternity C in the Red Sea, an assault that killed at least four on board and sank the vessel. The Houthis, who have been targeting ships during the Israel-Hamas war, said via their Al-Masirah satellite
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Emmanuel Macron heads to China on Wednesday for a three-day state visit focusing on trade and diplomatic talks as the French president seeks to enlist Beijing in pressuring Russia toward a ceasefire with Ukraine. Macron will advocate for an agenda of cooperation in economic and trade matters aimed at achieving
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Nouhoun Sidibè was a herder, like his father and grandfather, and took pride in his identity as a pastoralist. That’s until the day armed men descended on his home in northern Burkina Faso and seized all his livestock. Within minutes on that day in 2020, the father of four