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By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) – There is no unanimity in Washington over support for Turkey in Syria’s Idlib because of Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems, U.S. envoy … Read More

EDIRNE, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey is deploying 1,000 special police forces along its border with Greece on Thursday to halt the pushback of migrants toward its territory, Interior Minister Suleyman … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has mainly moved into the ‘delay’ phase of the government’s four-stage battle plan to tackle the spread of coronavirus, England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Thursday fined opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation 500,000 roubles ($7,536) for failing to identify itself as a foreign agent on social media, … Read More

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s foreign minister said on Thursday that China had forced the Malaysian state of Sarawak to reinstate a ban on travelers from the island as part of … Read More

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – Former U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, a Peruvian diplomat who played a crucial role in ending the Iran-Iraq war of 1980 to 1988, … Read More

By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) – At last year’s session of China’s national parliament, delegates from Guangdong province warned that laws designed to contain outbreaks of infectious diseases were flawed … Read More

By Andre Paultre PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe said on Wednesday during his first public appearance since his appointment by presidential decree that he would focus on … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Judiciary Committee said on Wednesday it would hold a hearing on March 11 to discuss legislation aimed at curbing the online distribution of child sexual … Read More

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – Washington state officials urged patience on Wednesday as medical staff reported fear and anger among people told they could not be tested for the coronavirus … Read More