Israel starts building border fence on frontier with Jordan
JERUSALEM — Israel has begun building a fence along part of the country’s eastern border with Jordan as Syrian civil war refugees and other migrants flee their countries. Prime Minister Benjamin...
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White House: Obama wants to admit more Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON — The United States is making plans to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming budget year, a significant increase from the 1,500 people who have been cleared to resettle in the US...
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US cautions Russia against fanning flames of Syria war
WASHINGTON — US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday that he would talk to his Russian counterpart again about Moscow’s military intentions in Syria, but cautioned that if the Russians insist on...
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Trump says he’d send back Syrians taken in by US
KEENE, New Hampshire — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that if he’s elected president he would send back Syrian refugees taken in by the US because they may be Islamic...
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EU leaders call for global refugee quotas at UN event
UNITED NATIONS — European leaders are urging UN member states to introduce global refugee quotas to stem the crisis that has forced thousands to flee their homes in search of safety. Addressing on...
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Syria’s skies crowded with multiple air forces
WASHINGTON — The skies over Syria are increasingly crowded — and increasingly dangerous. The air forces of multiple countries are on the attack, often at cross purposes in Syria’s civil war, sometimes...
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Iran sends fighters to Syria, escalating its involvement
BEIRUT — Hundreds of Iranian troops are being deployed in northern and central Syria, dramatically escalating Tehran’s involvement in the civil war as they join allied Hezbollah fighters in an...
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Russia pounds Syrian rebels, then reaches out to opposition
BEIRUT — When Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country was ready to aid Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group, rebel commanders scoffed, pointing out that Russian aircraft were...
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US officials: Iran invited to next round of Syria talks
WASHINGTON — Iran has been invited to participate for the first time in international talks over Syria’s future, US officials said Tuesday, a shift in strategy for the United States and its allies as...
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UK lawmakers wary of government plan for Syria airstrikes
LONDON — An influential group of lawmakers says launching British airstrikes against Islamic State group militants in Syria would be “incoherent” and ineffective without a plan to end the country’s...
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UN refugee chief: funding shortage triggered Europe arrivals
UNITED NATIONS — The combined resources of UN agencies, the Red Cross and humanitarian organizations are no longer enough to protect the 60 million people displaced by war and persecution around the...
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Nations face tough question: Who are Syria’s terrorists?
WASHINGTON — One nation’s terrorist may be another’s freedom fighter. But for the sake of peace, the United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran will try this weekend to agree on which of Syria’s...
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UN team identifies detention center at Sri Lankan navy base
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A UN team says it found a secret underground detention center at a Sri Lankan navy base where many post-civil war detainees were believed to have been interrogated and tortured....
View ArticleUN chief warns that Burundi is on the brink of civil war
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Wednesday that Burundi is on the brink of a civil war that could engulf the region. Burundi has been in turmoil since the April announcement that...
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UN: International migration surged 41 percent since 2000
UNITED NATIONS — The number of people who migrated to foreign countries surged by 41 percent in the last 15 years to reach 244 million in 2015, according to a United Nations study released Tuesday. Of...
View ArticleOver 90,000 people have fled fighting in Sudan’s Darfur
More than 90,000 people have fled an upsurge of fighting over the past six weeks in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, the African Union and United Nations said Thursday. The post Over 90,000 people have...
View ArticleWATCH: Syrian children most vulnerable in refugee camps
The United Nations (UN) has released a video of children and their families fleeing the conflict in Syria and ending up in refugee camps where their future remain uncertain. In the video, their...
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With help of Pokémon, Syrian children issue appeals
Amidst the craze of Pokemon Go and the amazement of seeing children going out of their homes and exercising for a change, another group of children in Syria is more concerned about whether they’ll...
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Image of Syrian boy rescued from Aleppo rubble shows toll of civil war
Syrian opposition activists have released haunting footage showing a young boy rescued from the rubble in the aftermath of a devastating airstrike in Aleppo. The post Image of Syrian boy rescued from...
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Aleppo evacuations in heavy snow end brutal war chapter
Hundreds of rebel fighters and civilians, including small children swaddled in thick blankets, were bused out of war-ravaged Aleppo in heavy snow on Wednesday as the evacuation of former rebel...
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