U.S. Syria Withdrawal Threatens to Claim Another Casualty
A revival of Kurdish culture may be short-lived
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- Trump will travel to France, meet with Macron in June, White House says (DPA)
- Queen Elizabeth invites Trump to visit Britain in June (DPA)
- Iran parliament authorizes action against U.S. 'terrorist acts' in IRGC terror designation (Reuters)
- Saudi Arabia welcomes U.S. move to end all Iran sanction waivers (Reuters)
- Sri Lankan minister: Attacks were carried out in retaliation for New Zealand attacks (DPA)
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