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President Donald Trump prides himself on being a dealmaker, but his negotiating style is more ultimatum than compromise. In the last week, Trump has ...EU justice chief laments democratic standards in Hungary
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Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his public image and the insurgency he commands, renouncing ...US military takes pride in religious diversity. Would things change if Pete Hegseth takes charge?
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Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image , ...This Ramadan, relief and hope bump against violence and uncertainty in the new Syria
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Sahar Diab had visited Damascus’ famed Umayyad Mosque previously. But as the Syrian lawyer went there to pray during her country’s first Ramadan after ...Middle East latest: Israeli strike kills at least 10 people in the West Bank, officials say
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Palestinian health authorities said an Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank killed at least 10 people late Wednesday, as Israeli forces have carried ...Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president
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The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month named an Islamist former rebel leader as the country‘s interim president on Wednesday in ...Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza
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The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expressing support for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees ...The Detroit area's many Syrians are celebrating Assad's overthrow and planning long-delayed visits
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Nizam Abazid is gleefully planning his first trip in decades to Syria, where he grew up. Rama Alhoussaini was only 6 years old when ...Middle East latest: Israeli raid and airstrikes in West Bank kill at least 8 Palestinians
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At least eight people were killed by Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank around the city of Tulkarem on Tuesday, the Palestinian ...Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it
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Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong were sentenced to jail for up to 10 years on Tuesday, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights ...Key players in Syria's long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive
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Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby towns and villages. The ...South Korea lifts president's martial law decree after lawmakers reject military rule
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The president of South Korea early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed on the country hours earlier, bending to political pressure after a ...Syrian government falls in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family
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The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a sudden rebel offensive sprinted ...