Italy’s FM heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition and calls for EU to review sanctions
skylinenews ROME — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the country’s transition following the…
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Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key dam in northern Syria
TISHRIN DAM, Syria — A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish…
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Guyana to seek help from UN’s top court as Venezuela vies for control of disputed territory
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana said Thursday that it will seek help from the United Nations’ top court to deter plans…
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Venezuela’s opposition calls for protests against a third term for President Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela — Police were out in force in Venezuela ‘s capital Thursday ahead of what the opposition hoped would…
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Former French President Sarkozy denounces ‘plot’ at trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya
PARIS — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy vigorously denounced a “plot” he said was staged by “liars and crooks” on…
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Iran holds military drills as it faces rising economic pressures and Trump’s return
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of…
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RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting Thursday…
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Jimmy Carter funeral: mourners gather at Washington national cathedral – US politics live | US politics
Jimmy Carter honored with state funeral at Washington’s national cathedral Good morning. Thousands of mourners and living former US presidents…
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Italy’s Meloni hopes to attend Trump inauguration; downplays Greenland remarks
ROME — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said Thursday she didn’t believe President-elect Donald Trump actually intends to use military force…
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Mexico’s President Sheinbaum offers sarcastic response to Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ comment
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum responded sarcastically on Wednesday to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to change the…
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