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Even as the conventional war against the Islamic State marches relentlessly toward a seeming victory, the leaders of the self-styled...

US Says Will ‘Work Out’ With Turkey On Raqqa Offensive

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Mattis to Visit Ukraine Amid Reports of Potential Defense Deals

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis will conduct his first official visit to Ukraine on Thursday amid reports that Washington has...

Erdogan Signals To Extend State of Emergency

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Erdogan Urges German Turks To Vote Against Merkel

In an unprecedented call, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Turks in Germany to vote against Chancellor Angela Merkel...

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Trump Decides To Remove Chief Strategist Steve Bannon

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President Donald J. Trump has decided to remove his chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon amid a deepening crisis surrounding the...

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Turkish Court Rules to Keep 10 Reporters in Prison; Two Released

Istanbul court decided to keep 10 reporters in jail in a major media trial in Istanbul, while released two journalists,...

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US Seeks To Reengage With Central Asia To Address Afghan Crisis

Central Asia is in the middle of a major geopolitical shift: China is spreading its influence over the region that...

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Barcelona Attack: Terrorists’ Reach Beyond Middle East

by Samina Yasmeen

Barcelona, one of Europe's the most picturesque cities, was rattled on Thursday after a van slammed into pedestrians, killing at...

journalists, media trial, Turkey, freedom of expression

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Only One Newspaper Covers Trial of 13 Journalists in Istanbul

At least 13 journalists appeared at a court hearing on Tuesday in one of a series of media trials in...

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At Least 13 Killed As Van Plows Into Crowd In Barcelona

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At least 13 people have been killed when a van driven by a suspect of Moroccan origin slammed into pedestrians...

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Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Student Leaders Imprisoned

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Three student leaders of Hong Kong's so-called Umbrella Movement that rattled the island nation three years ago, including Joshua Wong,...

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Kurds Form New Force In Syria Against Turkey

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As Turkey contemplates to widen its military endeavor in northern Syria to keep Kurdish expansion in check, Syrian Kurds moved...

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In First Since 1979, NATO Member Turkey Hosts Iran Army Chief

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In a sign that NATO's only Muslim member Turkey is looking to other powers to handle regional matters, Ankara hosted...

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Yemen’s Cholera Outbreak Clouds Real Threat of Man-Made Starvation

by Joanne Stocker

2017/08/16

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The final death toll from the resurgence of cholera in Yemen in the spring and summer of 2017 has yet...

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US Adds Pakistani Hizbul Mujahideen to Terror Groups List

2017/08/16

The U.S. authorities included Pakistani Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) group in the list of terror organizations, according to a release issued...

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Report: Religious Freedom Takes Hit In Post-Coup Turkey

2017/08/16

Religious freedom has been curbed significantly under the state of emergency imposed in Turkey in the aftermath of the failed...

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Kurdistan Independence Referendum To Destabilize Region, Turkey Warns

2017/09/15

As Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is finalizing its plans for an independence referendum in September, Turkey expressed its strongest objection...

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Int’l Migration Body: Over 118,000 Reached Europe Via Mediterranean This Year

by Joanne Stocker

2017/08/15

The International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday that the number of refugees and migrants who arrived in Europe by...

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Trump Announces Trade Probe into China’s Practices

2017/08/14