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Syrian troops made fresh gains in the strategic Qalamun area near the Lebanese border Saturday, seizing two villages from rebels, a military source told AFP. “The army took control this morning of the villages of Ras al-Maarra and Flita, after bombing…

Russian President Vladimir Putin called his American counterpart Barack Obama to discuss a US proposal for a diplomatic end to the Ukraine crisis while insisting to the United Nations that Moscow had “no intention” of further military action. The White…

Gunfire and explosions rocked Kabul Friday as Taliban militants attacked a guesthouse used by an anti-landmine aid group, the latest violence to hit the city ahead of next weekend’s presidential election. At least three Afghans were wounded in the attack…