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Israel, Syria, hostages and the coronavirus vaccine

21 Feb 2021
This is becoming more controversial by the hour https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/21/israel-use-of-covid-vaccines-in-prisoner-swap-deal-sparks-row?CMP=twt_gu&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=&__twitter_impression=true
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RT: Israel will ‘regret’ its actions if it crosses ‘red lines’ in Syria, senior Iranian official warns

14 Feb 2021
Israel will ‘regret’ its actions if it crosses ‘red lines’ in Syria, senior Iranian official warns https://www.rt.com/news/515566-israel-syria-iran-red-lines/
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One enemy after another

8 Sep 20208 Sep 2020
Modern American history, which for purposes of this blog post begins with the 1950s, has been one of constant real or imagined enemies in the United States. Not a decade…
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The Top 10 international stories of the year

22 Dec 201821 Dec 2018
This list includes any story that involved two or more nations. As such, stories that demand attention, including a semi-truck and bus crash that kills 16 junior hockey players in…
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Trump: American troops are getting the he** out of Syria

19 Dec 201819 Dec 2018
Donald Trump said he'd pull U.S. troops out of Syria if one condition was met. And as the Telegraph reports, he says it has been. "We have defeated ISIS in…
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A horrible day in Afghanistan and Syria

30 Apr 20181 May 2018
Reports from the Associated Press detail what happened today in Afghanistan and Syria. The deaths in Afghanistan especially sting the journalism world; nine journalists were killed in that country.
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U.S., UK, FRA coordinate strike on Syria (and I approve)

13 Apr 201814 Apr 2018
By now, you're aware that the United States joined with the United Kingdom and France in a coordinated missile attack on two facilities that American officials say stored chemical weapons…
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Russia: Proof that Syrian gas attack was fake and authorized by Brits

13 Apr 2018
If you thought Russian-British relations had gone south because of the recent poisoning of a former Russian agent and his daughter, then get ready for today's news. Russia's defense ministry…
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Quite an interview: Katie Couric interviews Russian embassy spokesperson Maria Zakharova

27 Apr 201726 Apr 2017
A fascinating roughly 25:00 interview between Yahoo! News' Katie Couric and Maria Zakharova, the Russian Embassy spokesperson in the U.S. Among the highlights: Zakharova immediately challenges Couric for suggesting Vladimir…
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Kremlin, to Tillerson: Putin won’t speak to you

10 Apr 2017
It sure looks like U.S.-Russian relations are no better under Donald Trump than they were under Barack Obama. As Reuters reports, today the Kremlin told Secretary of State Rex Tillerson…

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