Opinion | Tulsi Gabbard Fits Right Into Trump’s Vision for America
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Opinion | Tulsi Gabbard Fits Right Into Trump’s Vision for America

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At a campaign rally in Virginia in June, Donald Trump hinted at the new kind of relationship America might have with Russia, China and North Korea if he were to be re-elected. “If you have a smart president, they’re not enemies,” Mr. Trump…

Syria’s Ahmed al-Shara Named as President During Transitional Period
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Syria’s Ahmed al-Shara Named as President During Transitional Period

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The rebel coalition that seized control of Syria last month appointed its leader, Ahmed al-Shara, as president of the country to preside over a transitional period, Syrian state media reported on Wednesday. A spokesman for the coalition, Col. Hassan Abdel Ghani, also declared…

Druse Leader Aims to Secure Place for Syrian Minorities
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Druse Leader Aims to Secure Place for Syrian Minorities

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As Western diplomats explore establishing ties with the rebels who took power in Syria, a religious minority has been conducting its own diplomatic push to ensure protections for its members as the country rebuilds. A representative of the group, the Druse, recently went…

Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay
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Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israeli soldiers have raided Syrian border villages, prompting nervous residents to huddle in their homes. They have captured the country’s highest peak, have set up roadblocks between Syrian towns and now overlook local villages from former Syrian military outposts. The stunning downfall of…

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Meets With Syrian Leader
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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Meets With Syrian Leader

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Lebanese prime minister on Saturday headed to the Syrian capital, Damascus, for the first official visit to meet with the new government there, after clashes along the countries’ shared border left several Lebanese soldiers wounded last week. The prime minister, Najib Mikati,…

Top Iranian General Admits ‘Big’ Defeat in Syria
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Top Iranian General Admits ‘Big’ Defeat in Syria

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Iran’s top ranking general in Syria has contradicted the official line taken by Iran’s leaders on the sudden downfall of their ally Bashar al-Assad, saying in a remarkably candid speech last week that Iran had suffered a major defeat but would still try…

Opinion | Don’t Underestimate the Enduring Power of ISIS
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Opinion | Don’t Underestimate the Enduring Power of ISIS

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For 20 years, I’ve been studying Western recruits to domestic and transnational terrorist organizations. I’ve interviewed jihadis, white-nationalist terrorists and eco-terrorists to understand their motivations and to prevent future violence. In my view, the appeal of some of the most crucial elements that…

Syria’s Main Airport Handles First International Flights Since Fall of Assad Regime
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Syria’s Main Airport Handles First International Flights Since Fall of Assad Regime

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Syria’s main airport handled its first international flights on Tuesday since the fall of the government of former President Bashar al-Assad last month, as the new leaders press to reassert a semblance of normalcy in the war-weary country. One Qatar Airways plane landed…