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Russia warns Assad of dire consequences on vow to retake all of Syria
Russia’s envoy to the UN on Friday warned long-term ally President Bashar al-Assad over his vow to retake all of Syria, saying he faced dire consequences...
Drop Assad demands if you want to unite against Islamic State, says Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the West must drop its demands about the political exit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if it wants a genuinely...
Russia ‘will not insist Assad remains in power in Syria’
A Russian official has said Moscow will not insist on Syrian President Bashar al Assad remaining in power, despite supporting his government with airstrikes.
Assad ready to stage elections ‘if the Syrian people demand it’
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has told Russian lawmakers he would be willing to partake in presidential elections.
Assad flies into Moscow to thank Putin for help in tackling ‘terror threat’
The Syrian leader Bashar al Assad has met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the continuation of airstrikes.
Assad thanks Putin in Moscow for help in tackling ‘terror threat’
The Syrian leader Bashar al Assad has met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the continuation of airstrikes.
Syrian jets pound IS stronghold of Palmyra as Kerry urges Russia to help
Syrian war planes have launched the heaviest raids yet on the ancient city of Palmyra, which is held by Islamic State fighters.
Austria joins growing voices that say Assad must be part of Syrian solution
The West should involve Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Iran and Russia in order to combat Islamic State, Austria’s foreign...
Syria’s Assad announces amnesty for army deserters and draft-dodgers
Military deserters have been offered an amnesty by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Turkey, Saudi in pact to bring down Syria’s president Bashar Assad
Casting aside U.S. concerns about aiding extremist groups, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have converged on an aggressive new strategy to bring down Syrian President...
North Korea hails ‘just punishment’ as U.S. ambassador attacked
North Korea has called a knife attack on the American ambassador in Seoul “just punishment” for the U.S.
'Doing well': Ambassador says he'll be back after knife attack in S. Korea
Mark Lippert was in stable condition after a man screaming demands for a unified North and South Korea slashed him on the face and wrist with a knife.
U.S. ambassador to South Korea slashed on face and wrist in attack
U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert was slashed on the face and wrist by a man wielding a knife with a 10-inch blade and screaming that the rival Koreas should...
U.S. ambassador attacked in Seoul
The U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was injured in an attack by a razor-wielding assailant Thursday in Seoul, police and television reports...
'Dead' French bombmaker: a football fan turned jihadist killed in Syria
David Drugeon is thought to have been travelling in a car in Syria’s Idlib province when a drone strike hit the vehicle and likely killed him and...
Jordanian ambassador tapped for UN’s top human rights post
Prince Zeid al Hussein has been tapped by UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon for the role of new high commissioner for human rights.
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