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President Donald Trump's unexpected announcement on Thursday that the US would "be coming out of Syria like very soon" is raising concerns among some national security officials who warn that withdrawing now would not only undermine American credibility in the region but prompt a significant escalation to an already devastating conflict.

When the top American inside the United Nations' sprawling system speaks on his final day on the job, it's worth listening. And Jeffrey Feltman, the undersecretary-general for political affairs, had much to say.

"But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense." -- Luke 24:11

Is India distancing itself from the Tibetan exile community six decades after the Dalai Lama fled to the country?

Russia was "forced" to expel US diplomats in retaliation for US actions but continues to want good relations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday, as other Western nations wait to see how Moscow will respond to a mass expulsion of its diplomats.

The Syrian government and rebel group Ahrar Al-Sham have reached their first evacuation agreement that allows for rebel fighters and their families to leave the besieged area of Eastern Ghouta. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports.

In a speech on infrastructure, President Donald Trump unexpectedly announced that the United States will be pulling troops out of Syria even though Pentagon officials say they were given no guidance.

If President Donald Trump makes good on his promise to get out of Syria "very soon," one of the biggest winners will be Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian government.

Read CNN's Fast Facts about the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the deaths of 96 fans.

Russia will expel 60 US diplomats and close the US Consulate in St. Petersburg, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday, in retaliation for a similar move by Washington.

A worldwide march. A Russian mall fire. A Nobel Peace Prize winner's emotional return home. What do you remember from the week that was?

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Thursday that Moscow "should not be acting like a victim" and rejected the Russian government's suggestion that it is taking reciprocal action by expelling 60 US diplomats and closing the American consulate in St. Petersburg -- a move that followed Washington's decision to expel 60 alleged intelligence officers from the United States earlier this week.

More than 100 Kremlin diplomats in over 20 countries are in the midst of packing their belongings for their impending transfer back to Russia. But lost in the celebration of the show of force by Britain and its allies is an appreciation of the challenges these expulsions will ultimately pose to US intelligence agencies and the potential opportunity to truly impose costs on Moscow.

Most world leaders visiting other countries make a grand entrance by stepping off a large jet. For North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, it's a slow-chugging train that looks like something from a bygone era.

As Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping toasted each other in Beijing this week, no one doubted either man's dominance at home.