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Shamima Begum, who left east London as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State, has appealed to be allowed back into Britain to appear in court, she insists, to refute claims that she’d been involved in terrorism. Speaking from a camp in Syria, the 22-year-old said she regretted every decision…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that battle-hardened militants from Iraq and Syria are “actively” entering Afghanistan. “The situation in Afghanistan is not easy,” Putin said during a video conference with security service chiefs of ex-Soviet states. “Militants from Iraq, Syria with experience in military operations are actively being drawn…

Home » News » World » Turkey Says it Will Do "What is Necessary" After Syria Attacks 1-MIN READ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (AFP) Turkey controls swathes of territory in north Syria with allied Syrian rebels, after carrying out three separate cross-border offensive into the region against Islamic State…

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will travel to Russia next week for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his office said Tuesday. Bennett’s office said the premier would take off for Sochi on Friday, October 22, adding that Putin extended the invitation. “The two will discuss a series of diplomatic,…

TORONTO -- A lawyer suing the federal government to force it to bring 26 Canadians with ISIS ties back home from Syrian refugee camps says time is of the essence to bring them back home to Canada. Last month, a proceeding was filed on behalf of 11 families alleging that…

A decade after the Arab League voted to suspend Syria at the onset of a brutal civil war, Bashar al-Assad is being welcomed back in from the cold by some of America's closest regional allies. Driving the news: Jordan's King Abdullah II, the first Arab leader to call for Assad…

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced Monday that the government intends to dramatically increase the number of people living on the Golan Heights and stressed that the Biden administration continues to recognize the northern plateau as Israeli territory. Speaking at the Makor Rishon Golan Conference in Haspin, a moshav commonly known…

Democracy Dies in Darkness Muhammad Aziz, who is in his 80s, will be one of the men exonerated in New York State Supreme Court, two people familiar with the matter said. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. launched a review of the case after a Netflix documentary raised questions.…

Last Wednesday, Muhammadu Buhari and his newfound friend, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, locked each other inside the sacristy of the Nigerian presidential Villa, christened Aso Rock. When they came out afterwards, both wore the visage of 3-year old Syrian girl, Salwa and Cuckold, a 1997 book written by Indian, Kiran Nagarkar. Cuckold, a historical…

The Iranian foreign minister reiterated his support for Syria and expectations on the 2015 nuclear deal in Damascus visit. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has held talks on bilateral ties and developments across the region with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. In addition to ways to…