By Max Hunder
KYIV, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign minister accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday of “cynically” ordering a massive missile strike while delegations from Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. were in Abu Dhabi for…
Category: 3. Middle East
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‘One in a Million’: Syrian refugee tale wows Sundance
As a million Syrians fled their country’s devastating civil war in 2015, directors Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes headed to Turkey where they would meet a young girl who encapsulated the contradictions of this enormous migration.
In Ismir, they met…
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US may withdraw from Syria as SDF, Syrian forces clash
The United States is considering a complete withdrawal of its military troops from Syria, US officials told the Wall Street Journal on Friday, a move that would end US military involvement in Syria, which began with a 2014 intervention in the…
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‘Free solo’ climb of Taiwan’s tallest building postponed due to weather
TAIPEI, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Poor weather on Saturday forced U.S. climber Alex Honnold to postpone his “free solo” rope and harness-free ascent of the outside of Taiwan’s Taipei 101 skyscraper, one of the world’s tallest buildings.
The climb,…
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‘This time we’ll treat any attack as an all-out war,’ senior Iran official threatens
You clearly find our careful reporting valuable, in a time when facts are often distorted and news coverage…
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Iran will treat any attack as ‘all-out war’
Iran will treat any attack “as an all-out war against us,” a senior Iranian official said on Friday ahead of the arrival of a US military aircraft carrier strike group and other assets in the Middle East region in the coming days.”This military…
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Iran will treat any attack as ‘all-out war against us,’ says senior Iran official
By Michelle Nichols
Jan 23 (Reuters) – Iran will treat any attack “as an all-out war against us,” a senior Iranian official said on Friday, ahead of the arrival of a U.S. military aircraft carrier strike group and other assets in the Middle East…
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Proxies, maritime pressure, power plays: Iran’s options if US strikes
A military strike risks entrenching hard-liners in Tehran if Washington fails to accomplish regime change driven by a clear endgame.
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Air France and KLM cancel weekend flights to Tel Aviv, citing regional tensions
Air France and Dutch airline KLM have canceled flights to Israel, Dubai and Saudi Arabia until at least Sunday, citing “security tensions in the region” amid concern of renewed conflict with Iran, according to Hebrew media.
The airlines…
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UN probe condemns Iran protest deaths as regime provides conflicting casualty reports
A UN fact-finding mission says Iran’s crackdown is the deadliest since 1979, with thousands killed and tens of thousands arrested. Iran’s mission decried the rights council’s ‘politicized’ resolution to probe the protests and rejected external…
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