World

2017/09/11

An Istanbul court on Monday ruled to keep five of six Cumhuriyet journalists in prison after a lengthy hearing observed...

Middle East

ISIS Claims Deadly Attack on Egyptian Police in North Sinai

2017/09/11

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on Egyptian police in North Sinai that officials say left more than...

Iranian Foreign Minister and foreign ministers of major world powers stand for a photo after reaching a historic nuclear deal in 2015 that dropped sanctions in exchange for IAEA monitoring

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IAEA: Iran Remains Compliant With Nuclear Deal

2017/09/11

Iran is still complying with its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 nuclear deal concluded with six...

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Germany’s Merkel Rebuffs Turkey’s Travel Warning

German Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed on Sunday a travel warning issued by Turkey ahead of federal elections in the country...

deir ezzor syria sdf isis de-confliction line

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US-backed Syrian Fighters Make Sweeping Advance In Eastern Syria

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters made a sweeping advance against militants linked to the Islamic State on Sunday in Syria's eastern Deir...

Rohingya refugees have been forced to flee Myanmar for neighboring Bangladesh

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Rohingya Rebels Declare One-Month Unilateral Ceasefire

Rohingya militants, whose August 25 raids in Myanmar's Rakhine State sparked an army crackdown that has seen nearly 300,000 of...

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Erdogan Slams U.S. Over Iran Probe Before Talking To Trump

2017/09/09

U.S. President Donald J. Trump spoke by telephone Saturday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and discussed working more closely...

North Korea, missile launch, Japan, fly over, nuclear test, north korea sanctions

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Is North Korea ‘Begging for War’?

by Jinghong Chen

2017/09/09

When North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test on September 3, an automated seismic station run by an U.N.-affiliated group detected...

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With Trump’s Help, Qatar Starts Dialogue With Saudi Arabia

2017/09/09

President Donald J. Trump mediated between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to kick off a dialogue between the Arab states, the...

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EU Splits Over Whether to End Turkey’s Membership Talks

2017/09/08

After German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested that European Union membership negotiations with Turkey would be terminated entirely, other E.U. nations...

Rohingya Muslims, Myanmar, refugee camps, violence

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UN: 270,000 Rohingya Muslims Flee to Bangladesh Amid Surge in Violence

2017/09/08

Nearly 270,000 Rohingya Muslims escaped renewed violence in the Rakhine State of Myanmar and fled to Bangladesh over the past...

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Rohingya Violence Tests Myanmar Leader’s Credentials

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was once seen as a paragon of liberty, and an iconic rebel who stoutly fought...

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Spain Preparing Criminal Charges Against Catalan Referendum Leaders

2017/09/07

The top state prosecutor in Spain said Thursday that he would file criminal charges against the leaders of the Catalan...

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Israel Strikes Syrian Chemical Weapons Factory near Hama

2017/09/07

Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes against a purported chemical weapons manufacturing facility in western Syria, just hours after a new...

Turkey prisons, Gulen movement, purge victims, gulenists

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Turkey Is Building 50 New Prisons For Gulenists

2017/09/06

The Turkish authorities are building more than 50 new prisons to accommodate expected new arrests of members of the Gulen...

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Sino-Indian Relations Back on ‘Right Track’ After Months of Tension

by Jinghong Chen

2017/09/06

As tensions between North Korea and the United States continued to dominate the headlines last week, a quieter months-long conflict...

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Muslim World Urges Myanmar To End Persecution of Rohingya

2017/09/05

As more than 123,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighboring Bangladesh amid an escalating army crackdown, the U.N. and the...

Merkel, Germany, Interpol, abuse, dissidents

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Germany Issues Turkey Travel Warning Over Arbitrary Imprisonment of Citizens

2017/09/05

The German Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a new safety and travel warning for its citizens heading to Turkey over...

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Syrian Army Reaches Eastern Deir Ezzor City, Breaking ISIS Siege

2017/09/05

The Syrian Army and its allies have reached Deir Ezzor, breaking the Islamic State's nearly three-year long siege on parts...

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Merkel: Turkey Will Never Become EU Member