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BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary has vetoed a joint NATO declaration on Ukraine as it did not contain a reference to its neighbor’s obligation to fully respect the rights of ethnic Hungarians living there, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednes…

ANKARA/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army troops clashed with Turkish forces near the border town of Ras al Ain on Wednesday, Syrian state media reported, as Ankara said it reserved the right to launch another cross-border offensive against Kurdish YPG militia. …

Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar did not vote in favor of a bipartisan resolution recognizing the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as a genocide. The firebrand Minnesota Democrat, who voted "present," told CNN in a statement that she voted that way becau…

(Adds Turkish reaction, comments from lawmakers) By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to recognize the mass killings of Armenians a century ago as a genocide, a symbolic but hi…

Ahmad Qermi, a Syrian refugee, at his house in Sanliurfa, Turkey. Andrea DiCenzo/The Globe and Mail Ahmad Qermi lost his home to the Islamic State led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He and his wife and two young children havent been back since IS captured their …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish YPG forces have still not fully withdrawn from a strip of land in northeast Syria from which Ankara says they must leave, Turkey’s defense minister was quoted on Tuesday as saying, hours before a deadline for their removal expires…

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan welcomed the killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as a major blow to terrorism that is expected to weaken the South Asian branch of the Middle Eastern militant group. The emergence of an Afghan affiliate of Isla…

Calling it a "bold decision," the defense secretary offered more details on the mission that led to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on ABC's "This Week" Sunday. Interested in Syria? Add Syria as an interest to stay up to date on the l…

* Erdogan says Turkey ready to take on YPG again in NE Syria * Turkish president chides Europe over lack of aid for refugees * Cavusoglu says Turkey won't allow rights violations in NE Syria * Former UN prosecutor says Erdogan may be guilty of war crimes …

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Gareth Dorrian, Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham. Ian Whittaker, Le…