Tag: Syria
EU greenlights major funding plan for refugees in Turkey
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders greenlighted plans on Friday to give Turkey another 3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) over the next several years to...
Russia launches Mediterranean drills amid rift with Britain
MOSCOW — The Russian military on Friday launched sweeping maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea featuring warplanes capable of carrying hypersonic missiles, a show of...
Russia in showdown with UN and West over aid to Syria
UNITED NATIONS — Russia previewed a showdown with the United Nations, United States and Western nations Wednesday over the delivery of humanitarian aid to...
Russia says Syria can deliver aid, Turkey not essential
UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow disagrees that there is no alternative to deliver humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest except from...
Syria’s last aid crossing in balance as Biden to meet Putin
President Joe Biden will seek to stave off another surge of civilian suffering in the devastating war in Syria when he meets President Vladimir...
Israel braces for unrest ahead of right-wing Jerusalem march
JERUSALEM — Israelis prepared for possible unrest ahead of a planned march by Jewish ultranationalists through east Jerusalem on Tuesday that could ignite Palestinian...
Biden, unlike predecessors, has maintained Putin skepticism
BRUSSELS — President Joe Biden frequently talks about what he sees as central in executing effective foreign policy: building personal relationships.
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At NATO, Turkey hails its revival of dialogue with Greece
BRUSSELS — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is vying to mend Turkey’s battered relations with its Western partners, said Monday that a revival...
Erdogan and Biden meet at a tense moment for Turkish-US ties
ANKARA, Turkey — President Joe Biden and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have known each other for years, but their meeting Monday will be...
Shelling at hospital in north Syria town kills at least 6
BEIRUT — Activists and a medical group said shells hit a hospital on Saturday in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed fighters, killing...