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Moscow is still ready to help Syrians but civil war is their burden alone, says lawmaker

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syrians will have to cope with a full-scale civil war alone, Konstantin Kosachyov, deputy chairman of Russia’s upper house of parliament said on Sunday, while suggesting that Moscow was ready to support the Syrian people in certain circumstances. Syrian rebels announced on Sunday that they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad, after seizing …

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British Prime Minister Starmer to visit Cyprus on Tuesday, Cyprus says

NICOSIA (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Cyprus on Tuesday as part of a regional tour, the island’s presidency said on Sunday. The working visit “underscores excellent relations between Cyprus and the United Kingdom”, President Nikos Christodoulides’s office said in a statement. The two countries will discuss their strategic partnership, Cyprus’s long-running …

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Cricket-Rampant England pummel New Zealand again to seal series in Wellington

By Nick Mulvenney (Reuters) -England romped to a second comfortable victory over New Zealand in two weeks to secure a test series triumph on Sunday with skipper Ben Stokes apparently enjoying a Midas touch with his every decision turning to gold. Stokes delivered the coup de grace at Wellington’s Basin Reserve himself, coming on to …

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Iron-fisted Assad never quelled the Syrian rebels who came back to topple him

(Reuters) – Syria’s Bashar al-Assad used Russian and Iranian firepower to beat back rebel forces during years of civil war but never defeated them, leaving him vulnerable to their breathtaking advance when his allies were distracted by wars elsewhere. President for 24 years, Assad flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination early on Sunday, …

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After Yoon’s martial law order, South Korean protester recalls strongman military rule

By Sebin Choi and Eduardo Baptista SEOUL (Reuters) – When President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, for the first time in South Korea since 1980, 70-year-old Lee Chul-Woo was reminded of his youth, much of it spent protesting right-wing military strongman rule. The swift rejection and failure of Yoon’s move partly stems from that …

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Georgia’s president says she talked with Trump, Macron about ‘stolen election’

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili said she talked with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron about the parliamentary election last month in her country that she and the opposition say was rigged. “In depth discussion with Presidents Trump & Macron,” Zourabichvili, who was in Paris for the …

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UK’s Starmer to push for stronger ties with UAE, Saudi Arabia in first Gulf visit

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will begin a multi-day visit to the Gulf on Sunday, his first trip to the region since taking office, seeking stronger economic and defence ties with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. He will aim to boost investment and deepen defence and security partnerships, the government …

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