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UN envoy will not specify timeline, goals ahead of Syria talks - 10/03/2019

GENEVA (dpa)- Setting a timeline for the upcoming long-sought talks between the Syrian government and opposition would not be useful, UN envoy Geir Pedersen said Wednesday. "There have been many...

N Korea confirms submarine-launched ballistic missile - 10/03/2019

SEOUL (dpa)- North Korea confirmed it fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from waters off its east coast, said official KCNA news agency on Thursday. The new-type of ballistic...

UN special envoy calls Syrian constitution committee a 'sign of hope' - 10/01/2019

NEW YORK (dpa)- The United Nations special envoy for Syria on Monday said a committee to draft a new Syrian constitution is a "sign of hope" for the war-torn country as he outlined the body's...

Erdogan says Turkey to go its own way in Syria 'safe zone' - 10/01/2019

ISTANBUL (dpa)- Turkey has no choice but to act on its own after failing to make progress with the US on a planned "safe zone" in Syria's north, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday....

Pompeo says State Department being bullied by impeachment inquiry - 10/01/2019

WASHINGTON, Shabtai Gold (dpa)- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out at the impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives, accusing Democratic lawmakers of using intimidation against...

Trump's supporters take to airwaves in defence of Ukraine conduct - 09/30/2019

WASHINGTON (dpa)- Supporters of President Donald Trump appeared on multiple US news programmes on Sunday to defend Trump as he faces an impeachment inquiry from Democratic lawmakers. Rudy Giuliani,...

US sanctions firm for providing jet fuel to Russian forces in Syria - 09/27/2019

NEW YORK, Sophie Wingate and Shabtai Gold (dpa)- The United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on a company it said was helping to provide jet fuel to Russian military forces in Syria in violation...

Trump asked Ukraine to probe rival Biden, transcript shows - 09/25/2019

WASHINGTON, Shabtai Gold and Peter Spinella (dpa)- US President Donald Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to potentially open a corruption investigation into Joe Biden, Trump's...

UN chief announces committee for Syrian constitution - 09/25/2019

NEW YORK, Shabtai Gold and Amr Mostafa (dpa)- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday announced the formation of a constitutional committee for Syria, in an effort to advance a...

Erdogan takes case to UN for 'safe zone' in Syria to host refugees - 09/25/2019

ISTANBUL (dpa)- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey can't exclusively bear the burden of hosting Syrian refugees, as he reiterates a call for creating a "safe zone" in north-eastern Syria....
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