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New CIA chief in Ankara on first foreign visit

New CIA chief Mike Pompeo arrived in Ankara Thursday for talks with Turkish officials, on his first foreign visit since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. His visit came two days after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke to Trump for the first time in his White House term,...

Israel summons Belgian envoy over leftwing NGOs meeting

Israel Thursday reprimanded the Belgian ambassador after the country's prime minister met with anti-settlement and left-wing NGOs, the foreign ministry said. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel met with representatives of left-wing NGOs Breaking the Silence and B'Tselem during his visit to...

44 ISIS fighters killed in northern Syria

A total of 44 ISIS fighters were “neutralized” over the last 24 hours as part of Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield in northern Syria, the military announced Thursday. Turkish Armed Forces, who use the word "neutralized" to refer to killed, wounded or captured terrorists, also hit 253...