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Kurds protest in Turkey against Syrian's Aleppo offensive

Several hundred people demonstrated Thursday in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey's Kurdish-majority main city, to protest against the Syrian army's offensive against Kurdish fighters in Aleppo, AFP correspondents reported. The demonstrators called for "resistance" while marking

US exiting dozens of international organizations

The Trump administration is withdrawing the United States’ membership from 66 international organizations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday. The list includes 31 United Nations organizations and several agencies committed to countering the global impacts of

Chinese, Iranian warships in South Africa for exercises

Chinese and Iranian warships were docked off South Africa's main navy base Thursday ahead of exercises that officials said were also meant to involve Russia. The January 9-16 "Will for Peace" drill hosted by South Africa risks further straining its ties with the United States,