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Syria: HTS Islamists pledge to show tolerance for minorities
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What could global turmoil mean for Africa in 2025?
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Angela Merkel to publish blunt memoir ‘Freedom’
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Fact check: Image does not show torture in Syria
Dec 6, 2024 · Rebel fighters have captured Syria's Aleppo, Idlib and Hama in the biggest offensive against Bashar Assad's government in years. Syrian and Russian airstrikes on rebel …
Syria updates: Rebels announce curfew after Assad’s fall
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New Orleans attack: FBI conducts searches in Texas
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Why German investors see business in Africa as too risky
Nov 29, 2024 · Africa is back in the spotlight as a continent of opportunities, with German Economy Minister Robert Habeck traveling to Kenya to open next week’s two-day German …
Fact check: JD Vance is wrong about AfD, Nazis
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South Korea military faces scrutiny amid officer arrests
Dec 18, 2024 · The highest-ranking officer in the South Korean military visited the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday, ostensibly to confirm the readiness of the …