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Clashes between US-allied Arab and Kurdish fighters in east Syria kill 3 and raise tensions

Clashes broke out Monday between two U.S.-backed groups in eastern Syria, leaving three gunmen dead and raising tensions in the region where hundreds of American troops are deployed, opposition activists said. The clashes raise concerns of more divisions between U.S.-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters in eastern Syria that borders Iraq …

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China’s Road to Ruin

The Real Toll of Beijing’s Belt and Road This year marks the tenth anniversary of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, the largest and most ambitious infrastructure development project in human history. China has lent more than $1 trillion to more than 100 countries through the scheme, dwarfing …

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Peace with Libya is doubtful, but contact, aided by local Jews, started years ago

Raphael Luzon claims he initiated the first bilateral meeting that led to the top-level meeting in Rome last week, which Tripoli now disavows On Sunday, Israel announced that Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with his Libyan counterpart, Najla Mangoush, last week in Italy, the first-ever official meeting between the countries’ …

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