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France to maintain troops in Syria

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced France will retain its troops in Syria and Iraq in 2019. Speaking at an air base located in Toulouse, southwestern France, Macron stressed that their military engagement will continue throughout 2019 in the Levant region. "The announced...

Dutch journalist deported from Turkey over alleged terror links

A Dutch journalist based in Turkey was deported on Thursday a day after she was arrested on suspicion of links to a jihadist group in Syria, Turkish officials said. The officials insisted Ans Boersma's deportation was not related to her journalistic activity but that Ankara had received a...

Brexit: Business leaders call for second referendum

Over 170 business leaders have urged Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn to hold a second referendum, arguing this is the only practical solution to the Brexit impasse. The letter, printed Thursday by The Times of London, was signed by some of Britain’s most...

Netherlands: Islamophobic Pegida protests around mosque

Far-right Islamophobic group Pegida staged an anti-Islam demonstration in front of a mosque in the Netherlands late Wednesday. The demonstration was held outside the Abi Bakr Issidik Mosque, frequented by members of the Moroccan community, in Utrecht, the central Netherlands. During the...