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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Likely to Lift Ban on Arms Sales to Vietnam
Despite objections from some lawmakers and human rights advocates, the White House is considering selling U.S. weapons to Hanoi — for the first time since the war.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Other Reason Africa’s Elephants Are Dying
Kenya is trying its best to deter illegal poachers, but revenge killings by farmers and herdsmen are often the bigger problem.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Primary Battle Is Over, but the GOP Civil War Has Just Begun
The Republican national security elite is splintering over whether to support Clinton, stay home, or hold their nose and back Trump.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 At the United Nations, Umoja Translates as Bureaucratic Chaos
In Swahili, Umoja means "unity." But an expensive software program designed to unite the U.N.’s far-flung operations is instead hindering efforts to promote peace.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 America Is Silent as Aleppo Is Massacred
The Obama administration prefers not to notice that its diplomatic strategy in Syria has fallen apart.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 America Loses Its Man in Ankara
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was Washington’s behind-the-scenes ally in Turkey’s fight against the Islamic State. Now what happens?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Muqtada al-Sadr’s Revolution
The Shiite cleric's supporters stormed the Green Zone and are calling for the demise of the corrupt status quo. But can they accomplish their goals without plunging Iraq into chaos?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iran’s Hollow Threats to Close the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran is again trying to use its hold over a key global choke point to pressure Washington and others. But it’s much easier said than done.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Foiled Kenya Anthrax Plot Hints At Islamic State’s Scramble For Africa
Outmaneuvered by al-Shabab in Somalia, is the Islamic State gunning for a comeback next door?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 MSF Blasts U.S., Russia, Syria, and Saudi for Hospital Strikes
After another attack on one of its hospitals, Medecins Sans Frontieres takes to the United Nations to settle scores.