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The UN special envoy to Syria has called for a truce again around the city of Aleppo as activists report more deaths in fighting around the country.
Activists said 33 people were killed in fighting in Aleppo on Saturday when air strikes targeted the city’s southern edges and intense battles raged, the AFP news […]
BEIRUT Fighting between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces intensified late on Friday and into Saturday, creating the risk of yet another front opening in the multi-sided civil war. The two sides have mostly avoided confrontation during the five-year conflict, with the government focusing its efforts against Sunni Arab rebels in the west, and the […]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan called on members of the U.K. opposition Labour Party to oust Jeremy Corbyn as their leader in a vote that starts Monday, saying Corbyn is “extremely unlikely” to lead Labour back to power. Khan, who is the most powerful Labour politician to hold elected office, called on Labour members to support […]
LONDON A disillusioned former member of Islamic State has passed a stolen memory stick of documents identifying 22,000 supporters in over 50 countries to a British journalist, a leak that could help the West target Islamist fighters planning attacks. Leaks of such detailed information about Islamic State are rare and give Britain’s spies a potential […]
NAYPYIDAW, Burma — A former schoolmate of Aung San Suu Kyi was nominated as a presidential candidate in Burma’s Parliament Thursday, ending weeks of speculation that the revered pro-democracy leader herself would take that role. In a subdued session Thursday, Suu Kyi’s party members in the Lower House of Parliament nominated Htin Kyaw, a trusted […]
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Mrs Merkel said “Greece cannot bear the weight for long” German Chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed European nations for “unilaterally” shutting the Balkan route for migrants. She said this had put Greece in a “very difficult situation” and such decisions should be taken by the whole of the EU. Austria, […]