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Acute crisis in Syria's Idlib demanded our direct talks, Putin says as he meets Erdogan in Moscow
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Afghan conflict: US conducts first air strike on Taliban since deal
The US military has conducted an air strike against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, just hours after President Donald Trump said he had had a "very good talk" with a leader of the group.
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Afghanistan says Taliban have resumed deadly attacks after signing deal with U.S.
6 civilians among the dead in 33 attacks in the past day, Afghan's interior ministry says
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US starts pulling out troops as peace deal with Taliban is signed
The US has begun withdrawing troops from Afghanistan after signing a peace deal with the Taliban, America’s enemy in its longest-ever war.
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Afghanistan's Taliban, US sign peace deal
Peace deal signed in Qatari capital, Doha, will pave the way for the complete withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
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‘Get out of the way, let us deal with Assad regime’, Erdogan says he told Putin regarding Idlib, Syria
As tensions in Idlib province reach the boiling point, Turkey has asked Russia to let it fight the Syrian government face-to-face, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed.
Turkey & Syria on brink of WAR in Idlib: How did it come to this?
Alarming developments in Syria’s Idlib saw dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in a Syrian airstrike and Ankara responding with own fire and fury. But anyone following the conflict would know the escalation didn’t start overnight.
33 Turkish soldiers confirmed killed in Idlib airstrike as Erdogan chairs emergency meeting on Syria
At least 33 Turkish servicemen have been killed in an airstrike in Syria’s Idlib province, while an unspecified number of soldiers were injured. Turkish officials attributed the strike to the Syrian military.
Israel says it struck Islamic Jihad sites in Gaza and Syria
The Israeli military says it has launched air strikes against a Palestinian militant group in Gaza and Syria in response to rocket fire.
Iran's leaders warn low turnout in election will boost Trump
Voters set to shun Friday’s parliamentary poll in sign of protest or indifference
Donald Trump confirms al-Qaeda leader Qassim al-Rimi has been killed in US operation
President Donald Trump has confirmed al-Qaeda leader Qassim al-Rimi has been killed in a US operation in Yemen.
Turkish teams hunt for quake survivors as death toll hits 38
More than 780 aftershocks reported in eastern Turkey
Iran: Ukrainian Airliner Was ‘Unintentionally’ Shot Down
Iranian authorities have announced that the plane crash they initially blamed on a mechanical failure was in fact shot down as a result of “human error,” according to state TV.
Plane crash investigation could be Canada's chance to re-open diplomatic ties with Iran: former minister
Canada’s embassy in Tehran was closed in 2012
U.S. Believes Ukraine Jet Was Shot Down by Iran
The U.S. believes that a Ukrainian commercial aircraft that crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran, killing all on board, was downed by two surface-to-air missiles fired by Iran, a U.S. official said. The downing may have been a
Iran won’t hand over black box to the US, as Boeing offers help after Ukrainian airliner crashes near Tehran
Iran will not provide Boeing with the black box of a Ukrainian 737 that crashed near Tehran, the country’s civil aviation authority has said. An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
Boeing 737 passenger plane crashes in Iran, state news agencies report
Multiple Iranian agencies reported on the crash, blaming unspecified “technical problems.”
Multiple surface-to-surface missiles hit Iraqi base hosting US soldiers
The Iranian government has taken responsibility for a series of rockets that were fired at an Iraqi base hosting American soldiers.
Rockets strike base housing US soldiers
Multiple rockets have reportedly struck an Iraqi base hosting American soldiers, as tensions between Iran and the US continue to grow.
Donald Trump threatens Iraq with sanctions, says US won't leave unless 'they pay us back' for air base
"We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base that’s there. It cost billions of dollars to build....We’re not leaving unless they pay us back for it."
