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Germany says Syria talks offer hope to end 'spiral of violence'

Germany's foreign minister said Tuesday that Vienna talks on Syria are a first "serious attempt to break the spiral of increasing violence and chaos", but dampened hopes for quick solutions. "In Syria, after five years of civil war and more than 250,000 dead, there are finally first steps in...

Turkish PM calls for strategy to end Syria power vacuum

Turkey's prime minister said Monday that the fight against Daesh terrorist group requires an "integrated strategy" that will end the power vacuum in Syria. Ahmet Davutoglu’s remarks during a sit-down with CNN International came in his first television interview since his Justice and...

Egypt police kill leading ISIS militant in Cairo: statement

Egyptian police said Monday they killed a top ISIS operative in the capital implicated in a string of attacks including the murders of a Croat and an American. An interior ministry statement said Ashraf Ali Ali Hassanein al-Gharabli was shot dead in an exchange of fire after police tried to...