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March 29, 2022 at 9:40 am

Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey stir optimism, but West is skeptical

Reaction from the United States was mixed, even as Moscow's pledge to reduce military activity prompted a drop in oil prices and boosted U.S. stock...

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March 20, 2022 at 5:28 am

As Mariupol faces Russian onslaught, hope for negotiations murky

DNIPRO, Ukraine - Intense fighting spread Sunday into all neighborhoods in the southern port city of Mariupol, officials said, thrusting Russian and Ukrainian forces into...

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This image from video provided by the Department of Defense and released on Feb. 3, 2022, shows the compound before a raid where Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, leader of the Islamic State Group, died in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province. A U.S. official says that the militant leader, one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, exploded a bomb that killed himself and members of his family during the overnight raid by an elite U.S. military force. (Department of Defense via AP) WX208 WX208

February 10, 2022 at 5:17 pm

At least 5 children were killed during U.S. raid on ISIS leader, according to witnesses and video

At least five children were killed during a U.S. raid on the home of the Islamic State's leader, according to a review of video footage...

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January 30, 2022 at 5:10 am

Top Russian and U.S. officials likely to meet next week amid escalating threat to Ukraine

As Russia continues to mass forces on its border with Ukraine, top Russian and U.S. diplomats are likely to meet this week in an effort...

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January 25, 2022 at 8:42 am

Passengers hold protest after heavy snow closes Istanbul airport

ISTANBUL - Turkish police deployed briefly to Istanbul's main international airport Tuesday, after passengers stranded there because of an unusually heavy snowfall staged what appeared...

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A medical worker checks on a covid-19 patient in the intensive care unit at al-Ziraa Hospital in Idlib, Syria, on Oct. 12, 2021. (Photo for The Washington Post by Nicole Tung)

November 2, 2021 at 1:58 pm

This besieged Syrian province escaped the worst of COVID. Then vaccine skepticism crossed the border VIEW

Sealed borders had protected Idlib — an impoverished, rebel-controlled province — from the worst of the pandemic. But the coronavirus is back and spreading. Now,...

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July 24, 2021 at 5:24 am

Power cuts, heat drive Mideast unrest

BAGHDAD - Record heat waves and crippling energy shortages across much of the Middle East are plunging homes and businesses from Lebanon to Iran into...

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April 17, 2021 at 9:02 am

Iran state television names suspect in Natanz nuclear facility attack

ISTANBUL — Iranian state television on Saturday named a suspect in an attack earlier on a critical nuclear site and provided new purported details about...

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April 13, 2021 at 7:34 am

Iran plans major jump in uranium enrichment after Natanz site attack

ISTANBUL -Iran will begin enriching uranium to 60% purity, a top official said Tuesday, far exceeding its current level, in a defiant move following an...

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April 7, 2021 at 3:46 am

China rolls the dice with big vaccine promises

ISTANBUL — Thanks to Chinese-made vaccines, Turkey has mounted one of the fastest coronavirus vaccination campaigns in the world, administering at least one dose to...

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