The Latest: Hungary: Refugees Biggest Crisis EU Has Faced - New York Times

The Latest: Hungary: Refugees Biggest Crisis EU Has Faced - New York Times

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The Latest: Hungary: Refugees Biggest Crisis EU Has Faced
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LESBOS, Greece — The latest in the odyssey of hundreds of thousands of people crossing Europe in search of a new life. All times local. 3:40 p.m.. Hungary's foreign minister, saying the refugee crisis is the biggest challenge the European Union has ...
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Refugee Shipwrecks Off Greece Leave 50 Dead in 3 Days

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Greece’s prime minister angrily condemned Europe’s response to the refugee crisis Friday, accusing leaders of “crocodile tears” after 22 people drowned in two shipwrecks.
Alex Tsipras expressed “endless grief” at the latest tragedies, saying they had left Europe shamed.
He was speaking as the migrant death toll in the Aegean Sea reached nearly 50 over the past three days.
The Merchant Marine Ministry said 19 people were killed and 138 were rescued near the eastern Aegean Sea island of Kalymnos, in one of the worst accidents in Greek waters since the mass migrant flows started fleeing the war in Syria.
At least three more…

Missile Attack Kills At Least 40 Near Syrian Capital

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Syrian opposition groups say a government missile attack near the capital, Damascus, has killed more than 40 people and wounded dozens of others.

U.S. Backs Off Hard Line on Syrian President's Future

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The Obama administration entered a crucial round of international talks on Syria’s war prepared to accept a deal that leaves President Bashar al-Assad in place for several months or more during the transition to a new government.

Rockets Kill Iraqi Soldiers, Iranian Refugees

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Sixteen rockets hit a former U.S. military base near the Baghdad airport that houses the refugees.

U.N. Court Rules It Can Arbitrate South China Sea Dispute

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Netherlands tribunal says it has jurisdiction to hear a U.S.-backed Philippine complaint against China

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Assad Future Expected to Dominate Syria Talks

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Foreign ministers from nearly 20 countries gathered in Vienna for talks on the Syrian war, but played down expectations for a breakthrough, as Bashar al-Assad’s regime continued its stepped-up campaign.

As talks on Syria begin, the future of Assad will be set aside — for now 

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Weeks of intensive diplomacy have brought a dozen countries with very different interests to negotiating table.















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Pentagon admits 'we're in combat' in Iraq 

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The US previously characterised the mission as one of training and assisting Iraqi security forces against Islamic State











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Another Iranian American arrested and imprisoned in Tehran - Washington Post

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Another Iranian American arrested and imprisoned in Tehran
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Iran has arrested another American holding dual citizenship, bringing to four the number of Iranian Americans imprisoned in Tehran after they came under suspicion by hard-line security forces. Siamak Namazi, a businessman based in Dubai who is in his ... 
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Iran Is Said to Detain Another American - New York Times

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Iran Is Said to Detain Another American
New York Times
An Iranian-American scholar and consultant who has advocated improved relations between the United States and Iran has been arrested in Tehran, according to people close to him. The arrest appeared to signal increased risks for dual citizens from the ...
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VIDEO: Syria talks: News briefing from Vienna

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A news briefing is taking place from key talks on the Syria conflict, in Vienna, Austria.
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German admits second migrant murder

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Prosecutors in Berlin say the man suspected of murdering a four-year-old migrant boy has admitted killing a six-year-old, Elias, who has been missing since July.

Anti-Islamic State activist and his friend beheaded in Turkey

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Ibrahim Abdul Qader was from the prominent group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.















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Editors from around the world urge Turkey to protect media

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Dozens of editors from leading international news organizations have written to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressing “profound concern regarding the deteriorating conditions for press freedom in Turkey.”









Polish Court Rejects Polanski Extradition Request by U.S.

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A court in southern Poland rejected a U.S. request for the extradition of filmmaker Roman Polanski over a 1977 conviction for sex with a minor.

Russia holds war games involving numerous missile launches

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Russia’s Defense Ministry says the military has conducted a series of ballistic and cruise missile launches from various sites across Russia in the latest demonstration of the nation’s resurgent military might.









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Key Syria players seek path out of war 

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From: AFP
Duration: 00:52

Talks on a political solution to the civil war in Syria got under way Friday, with 17 countries plus the United Nations and European Union taking part.

Dozens dead as Syria govt rockets hit Damascus suburb: monitor 

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Duration: 00:44

Forty people were killed on Friday when rockets fired by Syrian government forces crashed into a market in a rebel-held area outside Damascus, a monitor said.

Russia holds war games involving numerous missile launches

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Russia's Defense Ministry says the military has conducted a series of ballistic and cruise missile launches from various sites across Russia in the latest demonstration of the nation's resurgent military might.
     

The Republican campaign to impeach the IRS commissioner: What comes next - Washington Post

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The Republican campaign to impeach the IRS commissioner: What comes next
Washington Post
Three days after a GOP leader in Congress introduced four articles of impeachment against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, the next move on whether to remove him from his job is now up to the House Judiciary Committee. The committee is now ...
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FBI spy planes used thermal imaging tech in flights over Baltimore after ... - Washington Post

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FBI spy planes used thermal imaging tech in flights over Baltimore after ...
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In an internal memo obtained by the ACLU, shared in advance of posting with The Post, the agency cited the reports that “large scale demonstrations and protests” were being scheduled and the "potential for large scale violence and riots" as ...
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Iran responsible for deadly rocket attack on Camp Liberty in Iraq, dissidents say 

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An Iranian dissident group said more than 20 of its members in Iraq were killed Thursday when a barrage of Iranian-made rockets slammed into a former U.S. military base near Baghdad where Iraqi authorities have kept the dissidents in a state of semi-captivity for years.
Although the casualty count could ...
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IRS use of secret cellphone tracking systems has Chuck Grassley, Patrick Leahy demanding answers 

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Two top senators are probing use by the Internal Revenue Service of secret cellphone tracking systems that are more often utilized by federal or local law enforcement agencies.
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen admitted this week that the agency does use the technology, known as cell-site simulators, or StingRays. The admission ...

Attack kills dozens in Syria as talks begin in Vienna

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A missile barrage slammed into a suburb of Damascus, killing at least 40 people and wounding many others in the latest government attack on the rebel-held area, opposition activists said Friday.
     

Iraq army halts anti-Islamic State operation in Ramadi due to weather

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The spokesman for Iraq's defense ministry says the Iraqi military has temporary halted its offensive to retake the city of Ramadi from the Islamic State group due to inclement weather.
     

America Challenges Beijing’s Ambitions in the South China Sea

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China has been expanding its territorial claims in violation of a treaty that it has ratified, threatening freedom of navigation.

The Danger of a Quagmire in Iraq and Syria

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Barbara Lee of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and another reader warn of the dangers of further United States involvement.

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