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April 14, 2020 at 5:12 am

Cartels, gangs and rebels join coronavirus fight

In Afghanistan, the Taliban have dispatched health teams to far-flung provinces to confront the coronavirus. In Mexico, drug cartels are offering aid packages to those...

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March 8, 2020 at 7:10 am

Saudi King Salman appears in public, dispelling rumors about his health

BEIRUT - Saudi Arabia released photographs of King Salman greeting ambassadors on Sunday, demonstrating that he is alive and well after a crackdown by his...

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February 28, 2020 at 7:28 am

Turkey vows to escalate military action after 33 soldiers die in Syrian strike

ISTANBUL - Turkey vowed Friday to escalate military actions in Idlib after 33 of its soldiers were killed in an airstrike it blamed on Syria,...

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February 27, 2020 at 3:20 pm

Syrian airstrike kills at least 29 Turkish soldiers in Idlib, Turkish official says

ISTANBUL - At least 29 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria's embattled Idlib province late Thursday in a Syrian government airstrike, the governor of Turkey's...

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Civilians flee from Idlib toward the north to find safety inside Syria near the border with Turkey, on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. An offensive by President Bashar Assad’s forces is aimed at recapturing remaining opposition-held areas in northwestern Syria. (AP Photo) POW301 POW301

February 26, 2020 at 9:42 am

Syrian offensive wreaks terror on children

IDLIB, Syria - The market bombing had driven Ahmed and his family from their town in southern Idlib province and onto the road, joining hundreds...

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February 5, 2020 at 11:00 am

Passenger plane breaks apart after skidding off runway in Istanbul, killing 1 and injuring scores, Turkish officials say

ISTANBUL — A passenger plane broke apart after skidding off the runway at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen International Airport on Wednesday evening, killing one person an...

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February 5, 2020 at 6:08 am

At least 38 people killed in two avalanches in eastern Turkey

ISTANBUL — At least 38 people were killed in two avalanches in eastern Turkey late Tuesday and early Wednesday, including rescue workers who were trapped...

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January 9, 2020 at 9:58 am

Missile strike on U.S. bases ‘did not intend to kill,’ says Iranian commander

ISTANBUL - An Iranian military commander said Thursday that missiles fired at bases used by U.S. troops in Iraq were not intended to inflict casualties,...

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December 23, 2019 at 5:34 am

Saudi Arabia says five people are sentenced to death in killing of Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi

ISTANBUL - Five people have been sentenced to death in connection with the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last...

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November 27, 2019 at 2:58 am

A Turkish dam is about to flood one of the world’s most ancient towns

HASANKEYF, Turkey - The time had finally come for Ramsiz Alcin to leave, generations after her ancestors settled in this ancient town on the Tigris,...

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