World update: June 12 2019

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Jun 13, 2019

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According to Russian media, the Russian and Turkish governments have negotiated a ceasefire in northwestern Syria that apparently began to kick in on Wednesday. You’ll notice that neither of the two main combatants in that region—the Syrian army and rebels—seem to have been involved in those negotiations, so maybe we should all wait a fe…

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