The European Union on Monday agreed to gradually suspend sanctions on Syria weeks after the ousting of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad by rebel forces. "We reached the political agreement to begin easing sanctions on Syria.

European Union top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Monday that she hopes EU foreign ministers will be able to agree on gradually suspending the bloc's economic sanctions on Syria. Ministers are to decide on a "roadmap" for a step-by-step approach,

You can’t extinguish fire with fire. You can’t address a mistake with another mistake. You have to correct the situation in Syria.”

China and India agreed to facilitate the exchange of journalists between the two countries, China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. China and India also agreed to continue cooperation on cross-border rivers and maintain communications on holding a new round of meetings at an early date,

Officers say the move aims to instil a sense of morality as they race to fill a security vacuum after dismantling ousted president Bashar al-Assad's notoriously corrupt and brutal security forces.

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The United States has begun the process to again declare the Iran-backed Huthi rebel group of Yemen as foreign terrorist organization (FTO), restoring designation President Donald Trump set out during his first term.