Live Updates: Blinken Arrives in Jordan for Talks on Syria
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was in Aqaba, Jordan, and planned to continue on to Turkey, as the Biden administration tries to manage the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s fall to Islamist rebels.
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Syria live updates: Putin to give Assad asylum in Russia, Kremlin says
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Syria live updates: Assad is now in Moscow, Russian state media says
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