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UN envoy urges greater Syria peace efforts in Moscow

U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura called Thursday for greater efforts in the push for peace in Syria, as he visited Moscow ahead of a fresh round of talks in Geneva. De Mistura was in Russia for meetings with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as the United Nations...

Libyan factions agree road map to peace despite differences

Warring Libyan factions tentatively agreed late Tuesday on an Egypt-brokered road map to heal divisions with the creation of a joint committee to negotiate reconciliation and elections by February 2018. The deal comes after months of diplomatic efforts by Egypt, culminating this week with...

Shetlanders flirt with independence after Brexit vote

Of all the ramifications of the Brexit vote, the fate of the Shetland Islands in the North Atlantic and their oil fields and fisheries may not top the list for negotiators in London and Brussels. But the prospect of a new bid for Scottish independence as Britain leaves the EU is making some...