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President Donald Trump told reporters the U.S. planned to "retaliate" after two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter were killed in an attack in Palmyra, Syria. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports on how Syria's new regime will cooperate with the U.S.
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Belarus freed 123 political prisoners in exchange for relaxed sanctions, according to state news agency Belta and the presidential press service.
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;Resize=(620)) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners on Saturday, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava, after two days of talks with an envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump, an American statement said.
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The release of the prisoners, including a Nobel laureate and two opposition leaders, was part of a monthslong rapprochement between Washington and Minsk.
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