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Assad re-elected in wartime election

“Parliament speaker says Assad won 88.7 percent of votes in Syria’s presidential poll, denounced by opponents as a farce.” Syrian

“France and Germany say “dialogue and de-escalation must be encouraged” in solving Russia-Ukraine crisis.” Leaders of the G7 group of

“Nine among 81 handed sentences for crimes ranging from links to “terrorist organisations” and inciting separatism.” Authorities in China’s

“Prosecution demands maximum penalty for three journalists accused of spreading false news and aiding a banned group.” Egyptian prosecutors have

Suspected jihadist fighters on Thursday seized control of six districts in the central Iraqi city of Samara, eyewitnesses said. The

Renegade Libyan Gen. Khalifa Haftar, who is waging a military campaign against Islamist militias, vowed retaliation on Wednesday, hours after

Ukrainian government forces battled separatists with artillery and automatic weapons on Wednesday in a second day of fighting in and

A Red Cross official who had worked in Iraq, Sudan, Yemen and Gaza was shot dead Wednesday in Libya, the

A US military jet has crashed into homes in the California desert, about 90 miles (144km) east of San Diego.

Leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized economies gather Thursday in Brussels for a second day of meetings. The talks