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Syrian Kurds defend key town as Pence, Pompeo sent to press Turkey
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Syrian Kurds defend key town as Pence, Pompeo sent to press Turkey

Kurdish fighters battled to defend a key Syrian border town from Turkish-backed forces in a flare-up of violence Tuesday as…
Syria Kurds defend key town as Turkey ignores US
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Syria Kurds defend key town as Turkey ignores US

Kurdish forces held out in a key border town Tuesday seven days into a deadly Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria…
US slaps sanctions on Turkey as Syrian regime returns to north
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US slaps sanctions on Turkey as Syrian regime returns to north

The United States slapped sanctions on Turkey Monday as it demanded an end to the deadly incursion against Syrian Kurdish…
Bipartisan Senate bill would halt arms sales to Turkey
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Bipartisan Senate bill would halt arms sales to Turkey

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate bill would halt U.S. military assistance to NATO ally Turkey and clamp sanctions on…
US sanctions squeezing Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon
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US sanctions squeezing Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — The conflict between Iran and the U.S. that has created tensions throughout much of the Middle East…
Two killed, 200 wounded in Iraqi protests after police open fire
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Two killed, 200 wounded in Iraqi protests after police open fire

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and 200 wounded in clashes in Iraq on Tuesday as security…
After UN visit, Iran faces diminishing choices: analysis
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After UN visit, Iran faces diminishing choices: analysis

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran has long prided itself on its forceful defiance of the United States and Israel, a…
Iran president warns of a region ‘on the edge of collapse’
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Iran president warns of a region ‘on the edge of collapse’

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s president used the world’s stage on Wednesday to warn that security in the Persian Gulf…
No UN breakthrough: Iran rules out talks as US intensifies sanctions
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No UN breakthrough: Iran rules out talks as US intensifies sanctions

Iran’s president on Wednesday closed the door on meeting Donald Trump despite last-minute European efforts to ease tensions as the…
Europeans see last chance for Iran-US meeting
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Europeans see last chance for Iran-US meeting

US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani face their last chance Wednesday for a historic meeting as…
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