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Syrian rebels storm Aleppo artillery base, army says attack repelled
Syrian rebels stormed a major army artillery base in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday to try an end the siege of opposition-held areas but the Syrian army said it had repelled the attack and killed hundreds of insurgents.
Amid campaign turmoil, Trump allies urge him to get back on track
Supporters of Republican Donald Trump urged him to get back on message on August 4 after a week of dropping opinion poll numbers and a war of words with ranking Republicans over his U.S. presidential campaign.
Syrian group demands exchange for bodies of Russian air crew
A Syrian group said on August 4 it had the bodies of five people shot down in a Russian helicopter and demanded the release of prisoners in exchange for the corpses.
US says evaluating new Turkish documents on alleged coup leader
The United States is evaluating new documents sent by Turkey to push for the extradition of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of the country's recent failed coup, a State Department spokesman said on August 4.
One killed, five injured in London knife attack
One woman was killed and five other people were injured by a man with a knife in central London in an attack which police said could be linked to terrorism.
Turkey sees swift overhaul of intelligence agency, gendarmerie after coup
Turkey will soon complete an overhaul of its intelligence agency and make new appointments to its gendarmerie as it tries to rid its security apparatus of the followers of a US-based cleric blamed for an attempted coup, officials said on August 3.
Tunisian president names technocrat as prime minister
Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi named a little-known technocrat as prime minister on August 3 after parliament ousted Habib Essid in a vote of no-confidence over his handling of economic reforms and security.
Greece says EU-Turkey deal to stem migrant flow largely holding
A deal between the European Union and Turkey to stem a flow of migrants has largely held, though Athens is watching with concern events unfolding in Turkey, where an attempted coup was put down last month, Greece's migration minister told the German newspaper Bild.
US envoy hits back at suggestion US provoked DPRK
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, hit back on August 3 at suggestions that a United States decision to deploy an advanced anti-missile defense system in the Republic of Korea (RoK) had provoked recent ballistic missile tests by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Hungarian foreign minister says Russia poses no threat to NATO members
Hungary's foreign minister said on August 2 he thought it "unrealistic" that Russia would attack any NATO member, a view that contrasts with some other NATO member countries in the region who see Moscow as a real threat.
