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Why no safe zone in Syria, yet? 5 complications
The flood of Syrian refugees entering Turkey – as many as 5,000 a day for the last 10 days – has ratcheted up the pressure for a safe zone’s creation. But a safe zone is complicated and carries many risks.
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Terrorism & Security
Has Israel's settlement expansion crossed a 'red line'? (+video)Both Britain and France have summoned Israel's ambassadors to protest plans to expand construction in East Jerusalem, while some say more serious action like economic reprisals are possible.
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Backchannels
How lonely must it be to be Mahmoud Abbas?Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is losing support at home as Hamas' star rises. While he's trying to regain relevance with a UN bid this week, the US and Israel are working against him.
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France to support Palestinian bid for UN status
The Palestinians have lobbied for European support for their bid at non-member status at the United Nations. Approval would boost Palestinian efforts to gain international recognition.
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Goma's fall: Could UN troops in Congo have done more to prevent it?
The ease Tuesday with which rebels overran Goma, one of DR Congo's largest cities, underscores UN peacekeepers' 'difficult problem': their limited mandate.
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As Gaza offensive intensifies, Israel enjoys unusual international support
European governments as well as the US are standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel over the conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip – drawing the ire of the Muslim world.
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Israel talks cease-fire in Egypt, while widening range of targets in Gaza
Egypt has been leading international efforts to broker a truce between Israel and Gaza. On Sunday, an Israeli envoy talked with Egyptian officials, but Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers have yet to compromise.
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Terrorism & Security
France: Is it time to arm Syria's rebels?Two days after recognizing new Syrian opposition group, France said it would float giving rebels defensive weapons. But even with the French push, such arms shipments look far from imminent.
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Terrorism & Security
What is The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces? (+video)The fractious Syrian opposition has come together to create a new unified front in their battle against President Bashar al-Assad.
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Barack O-bonbon: French sweet on president's reelection
It's hardly been a secret that the French government hoped President Obama would win a second term.
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Lebanese mourn anti-Syrian official killed in car bombing
Thousands of Lebanese attended the funeral for Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, an opponent of Syria, who died in a massive car bombing. Some have called him a martyr.
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New French Muhammad cartoons inflame prophet film tensions (+video)
After worldwide protests, some of them deadly, over an amateur film mocking the Prophet Muhammad, a French magazine now seeks to make Muslims even more angry.
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France steps up embassy security following Muhammed cartoons (+video)
A Parisian weekly has published caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, prompting French to take extra security measures at some of its embassies.
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Why no safe zone in Syria, yet? 5 complications
The flood of Syrian refugees entering Turkey – as many as 5,000 a day for the last 10 days – has ratcheted up the pressure for a safe zone’s creation. But a safe zone is complicated and carries many risks.
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Terrorism & Security
Assad says he needs more time to win war as refugees overwhelm Turkey, Jordan (+video)The waves of Syrian refugees seeking haven in Turkey and Jordan are testing the two countries, putting the oft-discussed idea of creating a 'safe zone' in Syria back on the table.
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Airstrikes kills over 40 in northern Syria, watchdog group says
According to Human Rights Watch, the attacks destroyed a whole residential block in the town of Azaz. Free Syrian Army facilities might have been the target of the Syrian air force.
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Sarkozy ignites furor with push for foreign intervention in Syria
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who spearheaded air strikes in Libya, wants 'rapid' foreign intervention in Syria. Critics say the two conflicts are not remotely comparable.
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Opinion: Why there will be no foreign military intervention in Syria
Despite the apparent failure of the meeting in Geneva over the weekend and a new Human Rights Watch report of widespread torture by the regime of Bashar al-Assad, a foreign military intervention in Syria is unlikely. In fact, there is reason to doubt that Washington really wants Assad to fall.
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US says Russian arms kill Syrians 'hourly' as West turns up pressure
US ratchets up its charges even as Russia says it's supplying only defensive weapons. Britain and France join a chorus that appears to be pressing Moscow to give up on Syria's Assad.
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France headed toward undivided leftist government
Leftist parties performed strongly in Round 1 of France's parliamentary elections yesterday, setting up President François Hollande to have wide latitude in governing.
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Military intervention in Syria? Germany pushes back hard on French warning.
French President Hollande suggested yesterday that military intervention might be required in Syria. Why that idea resonated particularly negatively in Germany.
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After Houla massacre, Syrian diplomats expelled around the world
France, Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Australia are expelling Syrian diplomatic envoys. The response to the Houla civilian massacre is increasing Syria's isolation.
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Syria 'massacre' raises pressure for international response
Syrian artillery attack that apparently killed more than 90 people, including many children, brought French condemnation, while the UK said it would call for urgent UN Security Council meeting.
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Opinion: Obama's biggest obstacle
If he beats Clinton, he must heed a lesson from French politics to win it all.
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