European leaders gathered Monday to plot a rough path forward on defense. Wavering support from President Trump is driving the debate. By Jeanna Smialek and Steven Erlanger President Trump’s ...

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Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s visit will be the first by an Arab leader to Damascus since fall of Bashar al-Assad.

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