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Scores of Senior Diplomats Are Leaving Posts as Trump Takes Office

A transition team for President Trump has asked scores of senior career diplomats to resign from their positions on Monday, as soon as Mr. Trump

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The Sheikh, the Mogul and the Diplomat: The Trio Who Sealed the Gaza Truce

At his seaside office complex in Doha on Wednesday evening, the Qatari prime minister thought he had a deal. Hamas’s negotiators, led by a burly

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South Korean Investigators Try Again to Detain President Yoon at His Residence

Criminal investigators armed with a court-issued warrant began a second, much-anticipated operation early Wednesday to detain the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, for questioning in

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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Meets With Syrian Leader

In his first official visit to Syria to meet with the new government there, the Lebanese prime minister on Saturday called for a way for

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Why Does Trump Want the Panama Canal? Here’s What to Know

President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday refused to rule out using military force to retake the Panama Canal, which was returned by the U.S. to

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Israel Conducts Raids in Syria Amid Accusations of Cease-Fire Violations

The Israeli military said on Sunday that it has been conducting “operational raids” in recent weeks on Mount Hermon in Syria, continuing a military campaign

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Huge Piece of Space Debris Falls in Kenya

The Kenya Space Agency identified the metal ring that fell in the country as a separation ring from a launch rocket. Source link

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‘She Was Almost Home’: Father Mourns South Korea Plane Crash Victim

Jeon Je-young was among the hundreds of family members waiting for news from the authorities about Jeju Air Flight 2216, which crashed at Muan International

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South Korea’s Political Instability Deepens With New Impeachment

Lawmakers from South Korea’s governing party protested on Friday against a vote to impeach the country’s acting president, Han Duck-soo. The motion, which passed 192-0,

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Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide

After the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.