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SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish official says there is no new agreement with the United States on using an air base in southern Turkey for operations against the Islamic State group.

MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Israel this weekend to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss ongoing peace talks with the Palestinians and developments in Syria...

KIMBERLY DOZIER, AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the CIA has been delivering light machine guns and other small arms to Syrian rebels for several weeks, following President Barack Obama's decision to arm the rebels...

President Obama again made his case for action against Syria in a speech from the East Room of the White House on Tuesday night while asking the House and Senate to put off a vote a vote on military action.

JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House official says President Barack Obama has agreed to discussions at the United Nations Security Council on a proposal from Russia to secure Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Ten members of the Group of 20 international economies joined the United States in accusing the Syrian government of carrying out a chemical weapons attack on civilians last month and called for a strong international response against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Barack Obama is in St. Petersburg, Russia, for meetings with world leaders at the Group of 20 summit. Obama arrived Thursday morning from Sweden, the first stop on his three-day overseas trip. The Stockholm stop was added after Obama canceled plans to hold talks ahead of the G-20 with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in retaliation for Russia grant

BEIRUT (AP) — An intelligence official in the Middle East has confirmed that Israel launched a second airstrike in three days in Syria.

Tension continues to build after an Israeli airstrike in Syrian territory. The attack which occurred earlier this week prompted Syria to deliver a letter to the United Nations declaring its right to defend itself. The letter, sent on Thursday, prompted several nations to condemn Israel’s actions, including Iran and Russia ...

An unidentified diplomatic source has reported that Israeli air force jets attacked a target on the Syria-Lebanon border Wednesday night. The attack followed reports of a large deployment of Israeli planes in Lebanon. The Lebanese army reported earlier Wednesday that several squads of Israeli jets were seen violating Lebanese airspace...