Syria commission says more than 300,000 may have gone missing since 1970s
The head of Syria's commission for missing persons said Monday the number of people who went missing during decades of...
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Zelensky returns to site of stunning Oval Office shouting match to talk peace with Russia
European leaders will join Zelensky in Washington on Monday, seeking above all else to prevent another Oval Office meltdown -- but...
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Five civilians die in rocket fire in north Syria
Earlier Tuesday, three Syrian government soldiers were killed and others wounded in Turkish bombardments of an air base several kilometres...
- The rockets were fired from northern Aleppo province, which is controlled by Syrian regime and Kurdish forces, the Britain-based monitor said
- Ankara has repeatedly carried out cross-border strikes against Kurdish positions in northern Syria in recent days
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‘Dangerous rhetoric’ stoking nuclear tensions: UN chief
Guterres told a conference in Morocco that the growing divisions are threatening global peace and security, provoking new confrontations and...
- Guterres was talking as Russia's war in Ukraine neared its tenth month with no end in sight, fanning nuclear fears.
- He also said that the world is dangerously close to the edge on the climate, while hate speech and disinformation are proliferating
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Iran says starts enriching uranium to 60% at Fordo plant
Under a landmark deal struck in 2015, Iran agreed to mothball the Fordo plant and limit its enrichment of uranium...
- The move was part of Iran's response to the UN nuclear watchdog's adoption last week of a censure motion drafted by Western governments
- An atomic bomb requires uranium enriched to 90 percent, so 60 percent is a significant step towards weapons-grade enrichment
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ESA to announce name of history’s first ‘parastronaut’ soon
Paris, France---The first astronaut -- or astronauts -- with a physical disability could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according...
- People with physical disabilities have previously been excluded from one of the most exclusive and demanding jobs on Earth -- and beyond -- due to strict selection requirements.
- After carrying out a feasibility study, the ESA said potential candidates could include people with deficiencies in their lower limbs, whether from amputation or congenital defects
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Russia calls on Turkey to show ‘restraint’ in Syria
Russia has for months ... done everything possible to prevent any large-scale ground operation, Alexander Lavrentyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin's...
- Turkey on Sunday launched a series of air raids targeting bases of outlawed Kurdish militants across northern Syria and Iraq
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been threatening to launch a new military operation in northern Syria since May
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UAE, Turkmen presidents’ meet, witness signing of MoUs, pacts
The agreements included one between the foreign affairs ministries of the two countries and an MoU in the agricultural and...
- The agreements included one between the foreign affairs ministries of the two countries and an MoU in the agricultural and food security sector
- The two leaders also exchanged views on several regional and international issues of mutual concern
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Turkish president threatens ground operation into Syria
Overnight, Turkey hit dozens of targets in northern Syria as well as northern Iraq, a week after a bomb attack...
- Rocket fire from Syrian territory on Monday killed at least two people, including a child, in Turkey's border town of Karkamis, top officials said
- Erdogan said "70 planes and drones" that "penetrated 140 kilometers into northern Iraq and 20 kilometers into northern Syria" carried out the weekend strikes
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Egypt warms up to Turkey, lauds new ‘beginning’ in ties
Nearly ten years after their relations broke down, Egypt and Turkey are working to rebuild the ties as the Egyptian...
- Relations between Cairo and Ankara turned frosty in 2013 after Sisi deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and outlawed his Muslim Brotherhood
- Long-standing disagreements over the countries' opposing roles in war-scarred Libya impeded moves towards a full rapprochement, until now
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Fearing FIFA censure, European teams won’t wear ‘OneLove’ armband
England, Germany and five other European teams at the World Cup on Monday abandoned plans to wear a rainbow-themed armband...
- The "OneLove" armband due to be warn by the likes of England captain Harry Kane and Germany counterpart Manuel Neuer is designed as part of a campaign to promote inclusivity.
- The armbands had widely been viewed as a protest against laws in host nation Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal.
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UN nuclear chief denounces strikes on Ukraine power plant
There were more than a dozen blasts overnight Saturday to Sunday, some of which a team of experts from the...
- A planned campaign by Kyiv targeting logistics networks, bridges and pontoon crossings battered Russian supply lines and forced their troops to abandon Kherson
- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his daily address, said there had been nearly 400 Russian attacks in the east of the country alone on Sunday
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Syria commission says more than 300,000 may have gone missing since 1970s
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Sisi sworn in as Egypt’s President for third successive term
In power for the past decade, Sisi is set to remain president until 2030, after winning a December election with...
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Israeli PM vows to ban Al Jazeera broadcasts
Netanyahu was quick to single out Qatar-based channel Al Jazeera, with which his government has a long-running feud that predates...
Iran calls for ‘international community response’ after Israel’s Syria attack
In a statement, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani "strongly condemned" the attack and said that Iran "reserves the right...
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Hizbollah vows revenge for Israeli missile strike in Syria
Beirut, Lebanon--Lebanon's Iran-backed Hizbollah group warned Tuesday that Israel will pay for killing high-level Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) in a strike...
- The Lebanese resistance group has exchanged near-daily cross-border fire with Israel in support of its ally Hamas since the Gaza war erupted in October.
- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 11 people were killed in the strikes, including eight Iranians, two Syrians and one Lebanese, all of them fighters.
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Blinken in Paris for talks on Ukraine and Gaza
After Paris, Blinken will head to Brussels for NATO foreign ministers' talks ahead of the alliance's 75th anniversary summit in...
- Paris has also advocated for a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
- The United States recently let pass a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a truce
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Israel, US hold virtual meeting on Rafah offensive plans
The White House said in a statement that the two sides had a "constructive engagement on Rafah" during two hours...
- The Israeli side agreed to take the concerns into account and to have follow up discussions
- The statement said that follow-up discussions will include in-person meetings next week