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Turkey quake death toll rises to 31

  ELAZIG, Turkey (AFP) -- The death toll from a powerful earthquake which struck eastern Turkey rose to 31, officials…

UPDATED: Powerful quake kills 21 in eastern Turkey

  by Mahmut Bozarslan and Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul Agence France Presse ELAZIG, Turkey (AFP) --A powerful earthquake has killed…

Libyan rivals to sign ceasefire deal in Moscow Monday: official

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) - The head of Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj and his rival, strongman…

Trump dodges US-Turkey rows to focus on Erdogan friendship

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday sidestepped rows snaring US relations with fellow…

Erdogan, Trump announce Washington talks on November 13

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to the United States next week to meet Donald Trump,…

Turkey says, it captured sister of dead IS leader

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish forces in northern Syria have detained a sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of…

Deadly Turkey air strikes shatter NE Syria truce

  by Delil Souleiman Agence France Presse TAL TAMR, Syria (AFP) -- Deadly Turkish air strikes Friday shattered an hours-old…

Turkey, US agree on Syria ceasefire to allow Kurdish forces to withdraw

by Shaun Tandon and Raziye Akkoc ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five…

More US sanctions on Turkey if no ceasefire: Mnuchin

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is prepared to ratchet up economic pressure on Turkey if it does…

Turkey defiant on Syria offensive as US demands ceasefire

by Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi with Nazeer al-Khatib in Ras al-Ain CEYLAPINAR, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey rebuffed international pressure to curb its…

Trump: US troops leaving Syria will ‘remain in region’ to prevent IS revival

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Monday that US troops withdrawing from Syria would remain in the…

Kurds announce deal with Damascus as Turkey pushes deep into Syria

by Delil Souleiman QAMISHLI, Syria (AFP) -- Syria's Kurds on Sunday announced a groundbreaking deal with Damascus on a Syrian…

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