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World Dec 18

Amid new freedoms, Syrians face horrors at site of Assad’s 2013 chemical weapons attack

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In Syria, people are returning home after years of a civil war that displaced millions and left the country divided and destroyed. Assad regime checkpoints that severed any chance of seeing loved ones are now gone like the government. Special…

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Freed Syrian prisoners describe the horrors they faced under Assad

The Assad legacy is one of horror with hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced or in exile. Perhaps nothing illustrates the depths of the depravity more than the archipelago of prisons and torture centers where tens of thousands were…

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With Congress deadlocked on whether to approve tens of billions of dollars in additional aid for Ukraine, that nation's domestic arms industry is becoming increasingly important. Perhaps the most vital weapons system it's producing is an army of drones. Nick…

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The horrific task Israelis face in finding and identifying Hamas terror attack victims

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