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Turkey hints it could bar US from using key air bases
Middle East

Turkey hints it could bar US from using key air bases

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister suggested Wednesday that the United States could be barred from using two strategic…
Russia reacts with anger after doping ban from Olympics, World Cup
World

Russia reacts with anger after doping ban from Olympics, World Cup

The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia for four years from major global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo…
Russia to miss Olympics after WADA ban over doping
World

Russia to miss Olympics after WADA ban over doping

Russia will miss next year’s Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games after the World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday…
Putin set for landmark Paris talks on Ukraine conflict
World

Putin set for landmark Paris talks on Ukraine conflict

Russian leader Vladimir Putin will for the first time hold formal talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky over the conflict…
Russian forces enter former Islamic State stronghold in Syria after U.S. pullback
Middle East

Russian forces enter former Islamic State stronghold in Syria after U.S. pullback

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russian forces have entered Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the Islamic State caliphate, in one…
Air strikes kill at least 20 in Syria’s Idlib: Observatory, activists
Middle East

Air strikes kill at least 20 in Syria’s Idlib: Observatory, activists

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes by Syrian government and Russian forces killed at least 20 people in rebel-held northwestern Syria…
Egypt, Russia conclude joint naval drill ‘Friendship Bridge 2019’
Egypt

Egypt, Russia conclude joint naval drill ‘Friendship Bridge 2019’

Egyptian and Russian navies concluded on Saturday the “Friendship Bridge 2019” joint naval drill in the Mediterranean Sea. The naval military…
Exclusive: U.S. military completes pullback from northeast Syria, Esper says
Middle East

Exclusive: U.S. military completes pullback from northeast Syria, Esper says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States has completed its military pullback in northeastern Syria, settling into a more stable posture…
Libyan officials collect evidence of Russian fighters in war
Middle East

Libyan officials collect evidence of Russian fighters in war

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Officials in Libya’s U.N.-supported government say they plan to confront Moscow over the alleged deployment of…
OPEC nations grapple with oversupply of oil
Business

OPEC nations grapple with oversupply of oil

The world may be heading for an even greater oversupply of oil, and that possibility — which could drive down…
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