Syria Chemical Attack

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Tension has risen since the U.S. Navy fired 59 Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian airfield last week in response to a deadly gas attack. (Photo: AP)

N Korea denounces US for bringing nuclear assets to Korean peninsula

Pence's trip to South Korea was a sign of the U.S. commitment to its ally in the face of rising tension, aides said.

14 Apr 2017 2:58 PM

Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag. (Photo: Facebook)

Turkey says tests confirm sarin gas in Syria chemical attack

Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag made the statement after after analysis of blood and urine samples of the casualties from the attack.

11 Apr 2017 7:47 PM

The isolated North is barred under UN resolutions from any use of ballistic missile technology. (Photo: AP)

US does not intend to remove regime of Kim Jong-Un: Tillerson

Tillerson said the United States expects China, the main ally of North Korea, to do more to rein in the regime in Pyongyang.

09 Apr 2017 9:10 PM

The visit has been scrapped after strategic talks between London and Washington, about how the West should approach Russia in the wake of the military action. (Photo: AP)

British Foreign Secretary cancels Russia trip post US talks

Johnson discussed the move with his US counterpart last night after the US launched 59 tomahawk cruise missiles at the Shayrat airbase.

08 Apr 2017 8:34 PM

The move followed a deadly US air strike on the Shayrat airfield of the Syrian air forces, believed by Washington to be the base for warplanes that carried out the chemical attack. (Photo: AP)

Russia notifies US of suspending communication hotline with Pentagon

Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the strike as "act of aggression" and said it violated international law.

08 Apr 2017 6:35 PM

Pence and Abadi discussed the situation in Syria and the war on Islamic State in a phone call from Pence following Friday's US strikes on a Syrian airbase. (Photo: AFP)

US assures continued support for Iraq's war against ISIS

The statement also criticized "the hasty interventions" that followed the chemical attack, in an apparent reference to the US strikes.

08 Apr 2017 5:20 PM

The far right was angered over what it sees is an abandonment of Trump's nationalist and isolationist campaign positions. (Photo: AP)

Far-right backers angry over Trump's missile strike in Syria

Most mainstream conservatives endorsed Trump's order to fire 59 missiles at a Syrian military air base to punish and warn the Assad regime.

08 Apr 2017 3:52 PM

Small children foaming at the mouth and in agony after Chemical attack in Syria. (Photo: AP)

Ghastly images of Syrian chemical attack prompted Trump to strike

The president peppered his advisers with questions, according to national security adviser H.R. McMaster.

08 Apr 2017 11:12 AM

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault described the attack as 'monstrous'. (Photo: AFP)

France, UNSC meet to discuss Syria 'chemical' attack

A hospital in the town where doctors were treating victims of the attack was also bombarded.

04 Apr 2017 7:38 PM

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