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Iran war is not a war, US VP Vance says

US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he would not categorize the Iran war as a war, despite continuing clashes with Tehran six months after the start of the conflict. Vance's comments came amid growing signs that President Donald Trump is trying to draw a line under the

Syria begins destroying Assad-era chemical weapons

BEIRUT, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Syria has begun destroying the remnants of a clandestine Assad-era chemical weapons program that it recovered in May, the first such destruction in a decade, a Syrian envoy and a U.N. representative said on Thursday. Reuters reported in May that

UN's Sudan probe says foreign fighters fuelling conflict

Foreign fighters and support networks are fuelling the conflict in Sudan and worsening violence against civilians, a UN-backed investigation warned Thursday. The United Nations' independent fact-finding mission on Sudan said foreign involvement was strengthening the military