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Hamas has yielded to two of Israel’s key demands for a cease-fire deal in Gaza, Arab mediators said, raising hopes of an agreement within days despite the repeated collapse of previous talks.
The rebel groups and foreign powers contending to shape the country’s future.
The Taliban accuse Islamic State of killing Khalil Haqqani in a suicide bombing.
President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to slap a 25% tariff on imports from Canada in his first days in office has clouded the outlook for the Canadian economy, Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem said Wednesday.
A former member of the Israel Defense Forces, he eventually saw it as a virtuous act. But he was haunted by it for many years.
The U.S., Turkey and Israel are all pursuing long-held ambitions in the country after Assad’s ouster weakened Iranian and Russian influence.
The legal scrutiny on the country’s leader and his cabinet over last week’s martial-law decree has accelerated.
A company with links to the United Arab Emirates has deployed contractors to support the rebel Rapid Support Forces.
A tour of the Syrian dictator’s former home, office and underground bunker affords a look into his last days.
A Wall Street Journal reporter in Damascus tours the dictator’s former home, office and underground bunker.