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Senate confirms new CENTCOM, EUCOM commanders

The Senate has confirmed new commanders to lead troops in the Middle East and Europe, elevating Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper to helm U.S. Central Command and Air Force Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich to oversee U.S. European Command.

Trump signs an executive order ending US sanctions on Syria

The executive order is meant to “end the country’s isolation from the international financial system, setting the stage for global commerce and galvanizing investments from its neighbors in the region, as well as from the United States.”

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