International
UN team fired on at suspected Syria chemical attack site
Gunmen shot at the U.N. team in Douma on Tuesday and detonated an explosive.
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Penn Museum opens new Middle East gallery
The Penn Museum has greatly expanded its Middle East gallery, the first part of a building-wide renovation.
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Europe’s new online privacy rules could protect U.S. users too
What counts as "personal" won't just be attributes like race, height, weight and religion, but also an individual's IP address or browsing history.
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German chickens, pickup trucks, and de-escalating the U.S.-China trade war
U.S. trade officials are pressing China about the barriers to their market.
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Syria systematically harasses medical aid convoys
It's part of the Syrian government's larger strategy to control the flow of aid to conflict zones.
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Trump claims success in Syria, but chemical weapons remain
The Pentagon said the pummeling of three chemical-related facilities left enough others intact to enable the Assad government to use banned weapons against civilians.
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Syria is latest test for President Trump’s foreign policy
For the second time in just over a year, Trump ordered airstrikes on Syrian targets.
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Russia calls Syria strikes ‘danger to world peace’ while U.S. allies praise attack
Russian officials condemned the U.S.-led airstrikes on three sites in Syria early Saturday.
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Explosions rock Syrian capital as Trump announces strikes
The U.S. president said the U.S. is prepared to "sustain" pressure on Assad.
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History of U.S. responses to chemical weapons attacks in Syria
Here's some of the background.
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U.S., allies hit 3 Syrian sites linked to chemical weapons program
Initial reports indicate the U.S. launched cruise missiles from ships in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Trump talks with allies, Britain and France, as he weighs Syria strike decision
The U.S., France and Britain have been in extensive consultations about launching a military strike as early as the end of this week
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With murmurs of war growing, 2018 could be a national security election
The Iraq War’s disastrous aftermath offered my younger self a harsh lesson: Our great and generous nation can be ruled — and also diminished — by mediocre men.
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Israeli, Polish presidents join Holocaust remembrance march
The presidents of Israel and Poland joined thousands of others Thursday for a Holocaust remembrance event at the former Nazi death camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau.
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