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Syria's Kurds rebuked for seeking autonomous region
Syria's Kurdish-controlled northern regions voted to seek autonomy on March 17, drawing rebukes from the Damascus government, neighboring power Turkey and Washington over a move that could complicate UN-backed peace talks.
Obama slaps new sanctions on DPRK after tests
President Barack Obama imposed sweeping new sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on March 16 intended to further isolate the country's leadership after recent actions by Pyongyang that have been seen by Washington and its allies as provocative.
EU leaders meet to offer migrant deal to Turkey
Leaders of the European Union meet in Brussels on March 17 to agree on a deal to offer Turkey the following day that would secure Ankara's commitment to a scheme intended to halt migrant flows to the Greek islands.
Canada to run for 2021-2022 U.N. Security Council seat: Trudeau
Canada will campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council in 2021-2022, new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on March 16, seeking to repair battered relations with the world body.
Russian warplanes leave Syria, raising UN hopes for peace talks
Russian warplanes flew home from Syria on March 15 as Moscow started to withdraw forces that have tipped the war President Bashar al-Assad's way, and the UN envoy said he hoped the move would help peace talks in Geneva.
DPRK leader says will soon test nuclear warhead
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un said his country would soon test a nuclear warhead and ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, DPRK's KCNA news agency reported on March 15.
Hundreds of migrants march out of Greek camp, cross to Macedonia
Hundreds of migrants marched out of a Greek transit camp, hiked for hours along muddy paths and forded a rain-swollen river to get around a border fence and cross into Macedonia, where they were detained on March 14, authorities said.
Putin says Russians to start withdrawing from Syria
President Vladimir Putin announced out of the blue on March 14 that "the main part" of Russian armed forces in Syria would start to withdraw, telling his diplomats to step up the push for peace as UN-mediated talks resumed on ending the five-year-old war.
DPRK leader says will soon conduct nuclear warhead test: KCNA
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un said his country would soon conduct a nuclear warhead test and test launch ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, the official KCNA news agency reported on March 15.
Obama predicts Congress will lift Cuba embargo under next president: CNN
President Barack Obama believes Congress will lift an embargo on Cuba under the next president, whether a Republican or a Democrat, he said in an interview with CNN Espanol that was broadcast on March 14.