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An Iranian passenger plane flying over Syria went into a nose-dive after nearly colliding with two US fighter jets, Iran's state news agency claimed today.The official IRIB agency initially reported a single Israeli jet had flown near the plane but later quoted the pilot as saying there were two self-identified…

Thank you, Mr President, and to Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefing, and Ms Wafa Mustafa for her briefing on the vital work done by Families for Freedom.We remain deeply concerned by the situation in northwest Syria. Although Russian and Turkish patrols have now managed under constant threat over the…

Two British Isis members dubbed "The Beatles" have reportedly admitted their involvement in the kidnapping of US hostage Kayla Mueller, who was taken by the group in Syria.In new interviews and correspondence obtained by NBC News, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheik appeared to confirm their roles in the captivity…

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Other recent uses of the “ninja” weapon include a July 18 strike, June 20 and June 15 strike. An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base (photo credit: REUTERS) The secretive “flying ginsu,” or ninja missile, was used in Syria on Monday, according to reports.…

Michael Dwyer/Associated PressDon't count Steven Adams among the NBA players who will be complaining about bubble life."Let's be clear: This is not Syria. It's not that hard ... We're living at a bloody resort," Adams told reporters Monday. "Everyone is going to complain, everyone has their own preferences, nothing too…

Civil defense groups said five civilians were injured in the strikes.Hundreds of civilians fled, fearing a wider resumption of the Russian-led air strikes that had displaced over a million people before the ceasefire, witnesses said.Russia was evacuating its equipment from the area and moving its troops to the Hmeimim air…

Rouaa is nine years old, the same age as the devastating war that has ravaged her country, Syria, killing hundreds of thousands of people and creating the world’s largest refugee crisis.Her family fled a chemical attack near their home town and for the past few years BBC World Affairs Correspondent…

A UN Security Council resolution passed Saturday that leaves only one of two border crossings open for aid deliveries from Turkey into rebel-held northwestern Syria will cost lives and intensify the suffering of 1.3 million people living there, aid agencies warned. Western states had pressed for aid access to northwestern Syria…

United Nations: The UN Security Council on Saturday passed a resolution to restart cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria, but only after caving to Russian pressure to close one of two access points into the war-torn country. Following a week of division and seven ballots, the Council passed a proposal submitted…