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‘US advisers near key Syrian town’

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‘US advisers near key Syrian town’

US special forces advisers are within miles of the ongoing battle to capture the Syrian town of al-Shadadi from Daesh, a US military spokesman says.

‘Chomsky’s comments let Dems off hook’

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‘Chomsky’s comments let Dems off hook’

​By focusing so much on US Republican candidates, Noam Chomsky is allowing the perception that US Democrats offer a viable alternative, American writer says.

EU new concessions 'complete fiction'

FOREIGN POLICY

EU new concessions 'complete fiction'

David Cameron has dismissed as a "complete fiction" claims that EU leaders could be forced to make new concessions to the UK if it voted to leave the EU.

Niger presidential vote goes to runoff

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Niger presidential vote goes to runoff

Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou falls short of an outright majority in elections, forcing a runoff against jailed opposition leader Hama Amadou.

Syria al-Nusra Front rejects truce

SYRIA

Syria al-Nusra Front rejects truce

Al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front terrorist group rejects a truce agreed upon by world powers in Syria hours before it takes effect.