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Taliban dismiss Afghanistan’s peace talks offer

Taliban dismiss Afghanistan’s peace talks offer

  KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Taliban have rejected Kabul’s offer of talks next month in Saudi Arabia where the…
‘Worse every day’: Afghans expect 2019 to be even deadlier

‘Worse every day’: Afghans expect 2019 to be even deadlier

  After a year of record bloodshed, Afghans are bracing for an even deadlier 2019 with the threat of a…
2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died

2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died

  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The 2-year-old son of a Yemeni woman who sued the Trump administration to let her…
Yemen rebels begin withdrawal from Hodeida port: UN

Yemen rebels begin withdrawal from Hodeida port: UN

  Yemeni rebels have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeida, the country’s key aid lifeline, under an agreement…
Yemen’s Houthis start redeployment in Hodeidah as part of UN deal

Yemen’s Houthis start redeployment in Hodeidah as part of UN deal

  HODEIDAH, Yemen (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi forces have started to redeploy from the port of the Red Sea city…
‘We’re not in crisis’: New Saudi foreign minister takes the reins

‘We’re not in crisis’: New Saudi foreign minister takes the reins

  Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister struck a note of defiance Friday in the face of international outrage over critic…
Syrian army enters Manbij in new alliance with Kurds

Syrian army enters Manbij in new alliance with Kurds

Syrian troops deployed in support of Kurdish forces around the strategic northern city of Manbij on Friday, in a shift…
Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks

Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks

KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – As moves toward peace pick up in Afghanistan, the Taliban are trying to show they have…
How Trump, Erdogan phone call changed Syrian war

How Trump, Erdogan phone call changed Syrian war

ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s declaration in a phone call with Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling US…
Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal

Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Alarmed by a US decision to leave Syria, Kurds leaders who run much of the north are…
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