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Syrian war pulls in major foreign actors, increasing tension
In northern Syria, heavy exchanges between Syrian and Turkish troops are erupting with more frequency, threatening to escalate into full-blown conflict. Russian ...US and Taliban to sign deal paving way for troop pullout and peace talks
The countdown to the signing of a peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States to end 18 years of war ...South Korea ups emergency response as viral cases surge
South Korea’s government banned major rallies in its capital and declared a health emergency in its fourth largest city as 100 new ...Conservative resurgence on the cards as Iran votes
Iran votes Friday in key elections which conservatives are expected to dominate, capitalising on public anger against moderate President Hassan Rouhani over ...Angela Merkel condemns ‘poison’ of racism after Germany shootings
Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the “poison” of racism Thursday after a shooter with suspected far-right beliefs killed nine people at a shisha ...China announces biggest drop in new virus cases in almost a month
China reported the biggest drop in new cases from the coronavirus outbreak in nearly a month on Thursday. The National Health Commission ...Israel, Palestinians defuse agricultural trade crisis
Israel’s defense minister said Thursday that the country would allow Palestinian agricultural exports, a move aimed at defusing what has been an ...At least nine killed in Germany shisha bar shootings
At least nine people were killed in shootings targeting shisha bars in Germany that sparked a huge manhunt overnight before the suspected ...Donald Trump offered to pardon Julian Assange if he denied Russia helped leak Democrats’ emails
U.S. President Donald Trump offered to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he said that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks’ ...Critics slam UK post-Brexit immigration plans
Britain’s government on Wednesday faced a backlash over its new post-Brexit immigration plans, which are designed to cut “cheap labour from Europe” ...














