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Rouhani Says Trump Will Never Start War in an Election Year

U.S. President Trump will never start a war with Iran during an election year, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.

Rouhani told a Tehran news conference Sunday that Trump knows a war between Iran and the United States would "ruin" his...

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Syrian Government Captures Last Stretch of Highway Between Damascus and Aleppo

Syrian government forces now control all of the strategic Damascus to Aleppo highway, which they had been trying to wrest from Turkish-backed rebels for weeks. As Syrian troops continue to push ahead inside the rebel-held enclave of Idlib, Turkey sent...

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Share on Twitter Share via Email Print this page Europe US Defense Secretary Calls on Global Security Leaders to 'Wake Up' to China’s Efforts to Impact World Affairs

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper urged world security leaders Saturday to “wake up” to China’s efforts to influence world affairs, maintaining the world’s most populous country plans to achieve its goals by any means necessary.

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Critical support for former child soldiers in South Sudan at risk from lack of funding

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In May 2018, children just released from an armed group in Pibor show off their new backpacks.

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