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In France, bracing for possible Le Pen 'nightmare' 08 Apr 2017 - 09:12 am
French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National (FN) party Marine Le Pen (L) and FN Vice-President Florian Philippot (R) and the founder of the Foire du Trone, Marcel Campion, visit the fairgrounds in Paris on April 7, 2017. / AFP
Man arrested over Stockholm deaths suspected driver of truck - police 08 Apr 2017 - 09:05 am
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US threatens further strikes in Syria 08 Apr 2017 - 08:58 am
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) conducts strike operations while in the Mediterranean Sea which U.S. Ford Williams/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
At U.S.-China summit, Trump presses Xi on trade, N. Korea; progress cited 08 Apr 2017 - 08:54 am
US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping walk along the front patio of the Mar-a-Lago estate after a bilateral meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, US, April 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Syria grows increasingly volatile for US forces 08 Apr 2017 - 08:52 am
This satellite photo courtesy of the Department of Defense shows a battle damage assessment image of Shayrat Airfield, Syria,following US Tomahawk Land Attack Missile strikes on April 7, 2017 from the USS Ross (DDG 71) and USS Porter (DDG 78), Arleigh Bur
Thousands protest in Senegal against President Sall 08 Apr 2017 - 08:46 am
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Four killed by truck driven into crowd in Swedish capital 08 Apr 2017 - 08:45 am
Damage to the department store Ahlens is seen after the beer truck was towed away after a suspected terror attack on the Drottninggatan Street in central Stockholm, Sweden, April 8, 2017. Maja Suslin/TT News Agency/via Reuters
Venezuela bans key opposition leader in tense crisis 08 Apr 2017 - 08:40 am
Venezuelan opposition leader and former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles holds a copy of the constitution during a press conference in Caracas on April 7, 2017. AFP / FEDERICO PARRA
Many Trump voters welcome U.S. air strikes as show of strength 08 Apr 2017 - 08:20 am
An anti-war protester displays a placard against US President Donald Trump during a demonstration in front of the Trump Tower in New York on April 7, 2017, to protest the US air strike in Syria.  AFP / Jewel SAMAD
After fierce battle, Gorsuch confirmed to US Supreme Court 07 Apr 2017 - 08:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: US Supreme Court nominee judge Neil Gorsuch testifies during a third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 22, 2017. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
British man guilty of killing rare butterfly spared jail 07 Apr 2017 - 07:07 pm
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Christians hope for an 'open Jerusalem' for Easter 07 Apr 2017 - 07:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: Christian pilgrims enter the Holy Sepulchre Church during a 2015 ceremony in Jerusalem's Old City (AFP Photo / Thomas Coex)
What is the US/Russia "deconfliction line?" 07 Apr 2017 - 06:19 pm
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Turkey’s Erdogan courts nationalists, Kurds alike with hard line on PKK 07 Apr 2017 - 06:19 pm
In campaign speeches ahead of an April 16 referendum on increasing his powers, Erdogan has signalled that army operations to crush Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants could intensify and spread into Syria and Iraq in the months ahead.
Pentagon urges Russia not to hang up military hotline 07 Apr 2017 - 05:54 pm
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Russian PM says US Syria strikes ‘one step away’ from clashing with Russia 07 Apr 2017 - 05:52 pm
Dmitry Medvedev
Lebanon’s Hezbollah calls U.S. strike on Syria “idiotic step” 07 Apr 2017 - 05:52 pm
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US lawmakers back Syria strikes, ask for broader strategy 07 Apr 2017 - 05:36 pm
Armed Services Committee chairman, Senator John McCain, who has long called for more aggressive action against Assad, said “the signal I think that was sent last night ... was a very, very important one.”