A woman wearing military fatigues is shown sitting in a cemetary with several flags flying.

Policy shift in Syria puts spotlight on Kurds

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Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces visit the graves of their late comrades at a cemetery in Kobani, Syria, 2017.

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Abandoning Kurds boosts ISIS
A semicircle of Kurdish female fighters of the Women's Protection Unit (YPJ) gesturing V for Victory symbols in the Sheikh Maksoud neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria, on Feb. 7, 2018.
Who are the Kurds?
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The NBA loves China
A demonstrator wears a blue mask with a red hand painted across the mouth area.
US blacklists Chinese tech companies accused of Uighur human rights violations
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The front of an electric bus is shown with green, blue and white stripes.
China dominates the electric bus market, but the US is getting on board
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A concert denouncing Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves his Downing Street office.
Why a diplomat’s wife likely won’t be charged for a killing a UK teen
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LGBTQ rights in Jamaica
Canadian election heats up