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Syria peace talks set for Jan. 25: UN
The UN seeks to bring together Syria’s warring sides for peace talks in Geneva on January 25.

The UN seeks to bring together Syria’s warring sides for peace talks in Geneva on January 25.

Barack Obama has been one of the worst presidents of the US in deporting refugees, says an analyst.

A Bosnian prosecutor says a planned terrorist attack has been foiled in Sarajevo.

Turkey’s prime minister cancels a planned meeting with leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party.

Iraq’s forces recapture another district in Ramadi as the make the final pushes for the liberation of the city.

The Iranian Majlis speaker says unity and cooperation play a key role in tackling Muslims’ challenges.

Tupolev says it is ready to provide the license for production of its planes to Iran so that the country would build its planes and sell them in regional markets.

China will expel a French journalist over what Beijing claims is her support for terrorism.

A senior Iranian official says all efforts should be made to defuse the Russia-Turkey tension.

Turkish citizens are trapped in the Kurdish-dominated towns in the southeast due to fighting between government troops and militants.

The Russian president orders counter-terrorism units to be set up in several coastal areas.

A US airbase in Japan orders its residents to shelter in place due to security reasons.

The Obama administration is slammed over a plan to deport illegal Central American families.

Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov says Moscow is preparing to switch to national currencies in mutual trade with Iran.

Turkey claims it has deployed troops to northern Iraq to counter threats posed by Daesh to the region.

An Iranian commander says the US provoked all the wars the world has seen in the past four decades.

Donald Trump is appealing to voters who are “disenchanted” with establishment politicians, says Walt Peretto, an American writer says.

Turkish military forces kill six PKK militants during operations in the southeastern province of Sirnak.