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Syria arrests 21 people in Alawite stronghold as minorities remain wary about their future under new regime
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China flexes blockade capabilities near Taiwan
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Syria imposes curfew in Latakia, a Alawite stronghold days after protests turn violent, report
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Mysterious explosion in northwest Venezuela: Eyewitness say
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Iranian rial collapse sparks protests in the streets
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Saudi, UAE escalation in Yemen threatens to widen tensions in the Gulf
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Israel’s president denies telling Trump a Netanyahu pardon is “on its way”
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Syria secures Assad-era mass grave revealed by Reuters and opens criminal investigation
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UN ambassadors condemn Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
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Peace hopes dashed as Zelensky accuses Russia of lying and Russia accuses Ukraine of targeting Putin’s mansion in Novgorod