Politics

UN to engage with Turkey over resettlement of Syrian refugees - 11/02/2019

New York (dpa) - The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR will engage with Turkey over its plan to repatriate as many as 2 million Syrian refugees along the northern border of the war-torn country,...

Saudi Arabia sets stage for next G20 at 'Davos in the Desert' forum - 11/01/2019

RIYADH, Nehal El-Sherif (dpa)- Saudi Arabia has set the stage for next year's G20, scheduled to be held in Riyadh, as it wrapped up its annual investment forum known as "Davos in the Desert" on...

Al-Assad expresses mistrust in Geneva talks with Syrian opposition - 11/01/2019

GENEVA, Jan Kuhlmann and Albert Otti (dpa)- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cast doubt on UN-brokered intra-Syrian talks in Geneva on Thursday, when he called opposition delegates terrorists and...

No Brexit, no new commission: EU Groundhog Day after double delays - 11/01/2019

BRUSSELS (dpa)- November 1 was supposed to be all change in Brussels, but instead Friday looks to be business as usual after Britain pushed back its departure from the European Union and the start of...

Kurds refuse to join Syrian government army amid Turkish offensive - 10/31/2019

ISTANBUL/DAMASCUS, dpa correspondents (dpa)- Kurdish fighters rejected late Wednesday a call by the Syrian government for them to join the Syrian army as part of efforts to counter a Turkish...

Pentagon provides video, details on raid that killed al-Baghdadi - 10/31/2019

WASHINGTON (dpa)- The Pentagon on Wednesday released more details about the weekend raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, including a declassified video showing US commandos entering the compound...

Al-Baghdadi's likely successor killed by US troops, Trump says - 10/29/2019

WASHINGTON (dpa)- A top aide to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed by US troops, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. Trump tweeted it was confirmed that the man killed was...

Yemen's defence minister survives deadly attack - 10/29/2019

SANA’A (dpa)– The defence minister of Yemen's internationally recognized government survived an attack in the province of Marib on Tuesday, an official source said. The source told dpa that a rocket...

EU member states grant Britain three-month Brexit 'flextension' - 10/28/2019

BRUSSELS (dpa)- EU member states have agreed to grant Britain a three-month delay on its departure from the European Union until January 31, European Council President Donald Tusk announces on...

Germany's top diplomat wants Libya summit this year - 10/28/2019

TRIPOLI, Michael Fischer and Simon Kremer (dpa)- German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas hopes to hold summit to tackle the conflict in Libya this year, he said during a visit to the North African country...
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