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Trump wanted out of Syria, but he's drawn back in

In heated exchanges with his national security team in recent weeks, President Donald Trump repeatedly made clear he saw little incentive for the United States to be involved in Syria's intractable c...

Apr 15, 2018
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Iran warns of 'regional consequences' of Syria strikes

Iran warned of "regional consequences" on Saturday following a wave of punitive strikes in Syria by the United States, Britain and France. "The United States and its allies have no proof and, withou...

Apr 14, 2018
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Western strikes hit bases, chemical research centres around Damascus: monitor

Western strikes early Saturday hit Syrian military bases and chemical research centres in and around the capital, a monitor said, as the US announced a joint operation against the Damascus government...

Apr 14, 2018
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Key quotes from Trump's address on Syria

President Donald Trump late Friday announced the launch of a joint US-British-French operation targeting Syria's "criminal" regime in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack that he called a "sig...

Apr 14, 2018
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Trump: US, allied strikes aimed at Syria's chemical weapons

The United States, France and Britain launched military strikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for an apparent chemical attack against civilians and to deter him from doing it again, Presi...

Apr 14, 2018
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Russia: Missiles aimed at Syrian air base downed

2:50 a.m. (all times local): The Russian military says Syria's Soviet-made air defense systems have shot down all 12 cruise missile aimed at a Syrian air base. The Russian Defense Ministry said tha...

Apr 14, 2018
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Trump plans to talk to allies before Syria strike decision

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has put off a final decision on possible military strikes against Syria after tweeting earlier that they could happen “very soon or not so soon at all.” The White...

Apr 13, 2018
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257 dead in Algeria military plane crash: official

ALGIERS, Algeria -- An Algerian military plane crashed and caught fire on Wednesday killing 257 people, mostly army personnel and members of their families, officials said. An AFP photographer at th...

Apr 11, 2018
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China says US trade talks currently ‘impossible’

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China warned on Monday that trade talks with the United States were “impossible” under current conditions after President Donald Trump reassured markets by suggesting that the...

Apr 9, 2018
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Suspected poison gas kills at least 40 in Damascus suburb

BEIRUT — Suspected poison gas was used to attack the last remaining foothold for the Syrian opposition in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, killing at least 40 people, including families found in thei...

Apr 9, 2018
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Trump suggesting China will 'take down' its trade barriers

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is suggesting China will ease trade barriers "because it is the right thing to do" and Washington and Beijing can settle disputes that have rattled financial mark...

Apr 8, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Brazil's Lula surrenders to serve prison sentence

SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil -- Brazil's election frontrunner and leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned himself in Saturday to start a 12-year sentence for corruption after a chaotic attempt...

Apr 8, 2018
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Germany seeks motive after van crashes into crowd, killing 2

MUENSTER, Germany -— A van crashed into people drinking outside a popular bar Saturday in the German city of Muenster, killing two people and injuring 20 others before the driver of the vehicle shot ...

Apr 8, 2018
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Defence in Kim Jong Nam trial casts doubt on poison test lab

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia -- The laboratory that tested the nerve agent allegedly used to assassinate the North Korean leader's half-brother was not on the list of centres approved by the global chemical w...

Apr 5, 2018
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'Not in a trade war with China' says Trump

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is not in a trade war with China, as both sides shake global markets with tit-for-tat actions. "We are not in a trade war with China, that ...

Apr 4, 2018
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