Tag: War and unrest

In war-torn Syria, Assad makes bid for 4th presidential term

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BEIRUT — President Bashar Assad formally announced Wednesday he will run for reelection in war-torn Syria, and was expected to win a fourth seven-year...

Ukraine adopts military reservist law amid Russia tensions

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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law allowing to call up reservists for military service without announcing a mobilization, his...

Pelosi floats new proposal for bipartisan Jan. 6 commission

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is renewing her push for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, floating a new...

Repeated Guard missions in DC trigger frustration, denials

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WASHINGTON — Three months after more than 25,000 National Guard troops poured into the nation's capital to secure President Joe Biden's inauguration, Defense Department...

Afghanistan withdrawal draws concerns over abducted American

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WASHINGTON — As the U.S. moves to withdraw its military from Afghanistan over the next five months, concerns are growing about one American who...

EU expands sanctions against Myanmar military, companies

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BANGKOK — The European Union expanded its sanctions against Myanmar’s military leaders and army-controlled companies ahead of a regional meeting to discuss the worsening...

40,000 displaced in north Mozambique after assault on Palma

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JOHANNESBURG — Some 40,000 displaced and urgently needing food, work suspended on a multi-billion-dollar gas investment, and scores of dead still being counted. ...

France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A group of 46 nations called Tuesday on member states of the global chemical weapons watchdog to diplomatically rebuke Syria...

1st woman applies to run for Syria’s presidential elections

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BEIRUT — A woman from the capital Damascus has applied to run for Syria’s presidential elections, the parliament speaker said Tuesday, becoming the first...

Biden urges to Kosovo continue ‘essential’ talks with Serbia

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PRISTINA, Kosovo — U.S. President Joe Biden has urged Kosovo's government to continue a dialogue on normalizing ties with neighboring Serbia and said that...