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US missile strike on Syria

  © Agence France-Presse Map showing the Shayrat Airfield in Syria, target of a US missile attack on Friday.

US strikes in Syria inflict ‘considerable damage’ to US-Russia ties: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The United States strikes ordered by President Donald Trump against a Syrian air base Friday inflict…

Several dead in US strike on Syria base: local governor

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- The US military strike on a Syrian airbase has caused several deaths, said the governor of Homs…

Syria ‘chemical’ attack: what we know

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- The missile strike against a Syrian airbase marks the first time the United States has directly attacked…

Trump on Xi: ‘We’re going to have a very, very great relationship’

PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) -- United States President Donald Trump struck a positive note as he sat down to…

Russia detains 8 over Saint Petersburg metro bombing

by Marina Koreneva SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) -- Russian investigators on Thursday detained eight people suspected of involvement in the…

China’s strongman Xi to meet his match in Trump

by Yanan Wang BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has spent the past four years putting brash, wealthy…

South Korea test-fires 800-km range missile

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea has successfully test-fired a home-developed ballistic missile with a range long enough to…

Japan PM Abe says he, Trump agree North Korea missile launch a ‘serious threat’

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday (April 6) that he and United States President…

Five killed in suspected bomb blast in Pakistan: officials

LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) -- At least five people have been killed and 10 wounded in a blast which appeared to…

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