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US sending more troops to back withdrawal from Syria

The U.S. is sending additional troops to Syria to help provide protection to other American forces and their equipment as they withdraw from the country under a directive from President Donald Trump, a defense official confirmed Thursday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity,...

Venezuelan Embassy in Turkey calls for solidarity

The Venezuelan Embassy in Turkey on Thursday urged solitary from the people of Turkey amid opposition leader Juan Guaido declaring himself interim president.  “We expect solidarity from the Turkish people,” the embassy said in a statement. The move came after the U.S....

UN official due in Turkey for Khashoggi killing probe

A UN official on extrajudicial executions will be in Turkey next week for an international probe of last fall's killing of a Saudi journalist in Istanbul, UN sources told Anadolu Agency on Thursday.  Agnes Callamard, the UN’s special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary...

Pompeo warns Venezuela's Maduro against use of force

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro not to use force against mass demonstrations and urged further international support for the self-declared acting president. A day after the United States and major Latin American nations recognized opposition...