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Turkey’s plans to create a safe zone in northern Syria will increase the standing of its Syrian allies, who still dream of revolution. Press Release Distribution Service

Hopes of a deal were already faint, but a phone call between the German and British leaders appeared to reduce them further. Press Release Distribution Service

Analysts said the redeployment would betray America’s Syrian Kurdish allies, decrease American leverage in Syria and open a void that could benefit Iran, Russia and the Islamic State. Press Release Distribution Service

Kurdish fighters in northern Syria partnered with the United States to fight the Islamic State, but may find themselves facing Turkey’s military alone. Press Release Distribution Service

“Like the N.B.A., we welcome the Chinese censors into our homes and into our hearts,” the show’s creators said in a tongue-in-cheek response. “We too love money more than freedom and democracy.” Press Release Distribution Service

Rescue vessels picked up 22 survivors from the boat, which had set off from Tunisia, but the Italian Coast Guard said it feared that many others might have died. Press Release Distribution Service

The Socialists appeared likely to fall short of a majority in Parliament, but Prime Minister António Costa has plenty of leeway to negotiate an alliance with smaller parties and form a new government. Press Release Distribution Service

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi recasts India as a Hindu nation, Pakistani Hindus are migrating there in greater numbers. But many find hardship once they arrive. Press Release Distribution Service

Cameron Ortis, a veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was accused of passing on or offering secrets in 2015, and then gathering information last year with the intent to do it again. Press Release Distribution Service

Last month, the Australian government confirmed that the couple were among three of its citizens detained in Iran. The third has been sentenced to prison. Press Release Distribution Service

A statement from the army said that it had used excessive force in the Baghdad neighborhood, and that officers and soldiers would be held accountable for “wrong acts.” Press Release Distribution Service

Hundreds of thousands of people protested against what they said had been a slow response by the national government to the fires. Press Release Distribution Service

The Rev. Gregg Schoof is one of several outspoken evangelical pastors who have criticized the Rwandan government for allowing access to abortion and birth control, and for teaching evolution. Press Release Distribution Service

The Pentagon is scrambling to respond to the words of a president who views Syria and the fight against ISIS as a battle largely won and done for American troops. Press Release Distribution Service

Analysts said the redeployment would betray America’s Syrian Kurdish allies, decrease American leverage in Syria and open a void that could benefit Iran, Russia and the Islamic State. Press Release Distribution Service

Rescue vessels picked up 22 survivors from the boat, which had set off from Tunisia, but the Italian Coast Guard said it feared that many others might have died. Press Release Distribution Service

Parliamentary hearings of proposed European commissioners reveal legal, ethical and competence problems for many. Press Release Distribution Service

Museums, the performing arts and historical sites like Fort Ross in California, where an old Russian company flag flies, have been the beneficiaries of their gifts. Press Release Distribution Service

The businessman, television boss and presidential contender Nabil Karoui has been held on corruption and money-laundering charges since August. That poses problems, whether he wins or loses. Press Release Distribution Service

Voters on Sunday are being asked to pick its first female leader or stay with a cast of politicians who have dominated a government long accused of corruption. Press Release Distribution Service

When Hurricane Irma crushed Saint-Martin two years ago, the French state vowed swift assistance. Aid has flowed in, but a fight has followed about recovery plans, exposing racial and class tension. Press Release Distribution Service

Among the 11 Taliban prisoners freed, in what some reported was a swap for Indian hostages, was a U.S.-designated terrorist figure who had been caught with a haul of opium. Press Release Distribution Service