The US is withdrawing all its forces from Syria, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Wednesday. This follows many momentous developments in Syria in the last year. The US mission in Syria began in 2014 during the war against ISIS. It…
Category: 3. Middle East
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US anti-ISIS mission in Syria is ending after 11 years
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Khanna, Massie push to block Iran strike without approval
Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) plan to force a vote on a war powers resolution next week to block a strike on Iran without Congressional approval, they announced today.In almost simultaneous posts on X/Twitter, the pair…
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UK police arrest former prince Andrew on suspicion of misconduct amid Epstein probes
LONDON — King Charles’ younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein.
Thames Valley Police…
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Hamas placing loyalists in key Gaza positions saved for Trump-backed committee, sources say
A military assessment presented to Netanyahu in late January is said to show Hamas is taking over Gaza’s government ministries. Hamas says the appointments are temporary and blames Israel for blocking the Palestinian technocratic committee from…
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UN report accuses IDF, Hamas of war crimes in Gaza Strip
The IDF, Hamas, and other Palestinian terror groups have all committed serious violations of international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip, carrying out atrocity crimes during the Israel-Hamas War, a UN report published on Thursday claimed.The…
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Iran sentences British couple to 10 years in prison on espionage claims
LONDON — A British couple detained in Iran since January 2025 have been sentenced to 10 years in jail for espionage, their family announced on Thursday, prompting condemnation from the UK government.
Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both in…
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OpenAI’s Altman: World ‘urgently’ needs AI regulation, similar to nuclear safeguards
NEW DELHI — Sam Altman, head of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, told a global artificial intelligence conference on Thursday that the world “urgently” needs to regulate the fast-evolving technology.
An organization could be set up to coordinate…
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IDF confirms Gaza war cemetery damaged in combat operation
Following reports that the Gaza War Cemetery holding the remains of Commonwealth soldiers who fell in the Middle East campaigns of both world wars had been damaged by the IDF, the military confirmed the reports, noting that it occured during an…
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Israeli forces and Hamas committed atrocity crimes in Gaza, UN report says
By Olivia Le Poidevin
GENEVA, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Israeli forces, Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups have both committed serious violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza and carried out atrocity crimes, a U.N. report published on…
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Russia urges restraint as US builds up military assets near Iran
MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday that it was seeing an unprecedented escalation of tension around Iran as the United States moved military assets into the Middle East, and the Kremlin urged both Tehran and “other parties” to…
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