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Israel to approve thousands of unauthorized West Bank settler homes
Any unilateral military action in northern Syria would be “unacceptable,” the Pentagon said Wednesday after Turkey announced it would launch an operation against a US-backed Kurdish militia. The warning came after President Recep Tayyip
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Pentagon cautions Turkey over new operation against Syria Kurds
Any unilateral military action in northern Syria would be “unacceptable,” the Pentagon said Wednesday after Turkey announced it would launch an operation against a US-backed Kurdish militia. The warning came after President Recep Tayyip
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Defying Trump, US Senate votes to end US support for Yemen war
Washington, DC - The US Senate voted on Thursday to approve a resolution calling for an end to US involvement in the Saudi-UAE-led military campaign in Yemen, setting the stage for a potential showdown
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Can Theresa May deliver a deal for Brexit?
Britain's embattled prime minister has survived a no-confidence vote by members of her own party. It was a narrow victory, but it allows Theresa May to continue negotiating with EU leaders, for concessions on
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EU prolongs Russia sanctions over Ukraine: Tusk
EU leaders extended economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine for another six months, amid heightened tensions between Kiev and Moscow over their Azov Sea clash. European Council President Donald Tusk said on
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Yemen’s warring parties agree to ceasefire in Hodeidah
Rimbo, Sweden - Yemen's warring sides agreed on Thursday to a ceasefire for the flashpoint city of Hodeidah and its surrounding governorate, a major breakthrough that could end what the UN calls the "world's worst
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Strasbourg gunman shot dead by French police: sources
The suspected gunman, who killed three people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg on Tuesday, has been killed, police sources have said. Cherif Chekatt was killed in the Neudorf area of the city in
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Saudi Arabia, UAE provide Aden port support to increase aid capacity
ANKARA, TURKEY: A high-speed train hit a railway engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass Thursday at a station in the Turkish capital of Ankara, killing nine people and injuring dozens, officials said.The 6:30
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Attacker stabs Israeli forces in Jerusalem’s Old City, shot dead
ANKARA, TURKEY: A high-speed train hit a railway engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass Thursday at a station in the Turkish capital of Ankara, killing nine people and injuring dozens, officials said.The 6:30
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Daesh destruction of rural Iraq hinders residents’ return: Amnesty
BAGHDAD: The Daesh group’s deliberate destruction of agriculture in northern Iraq has hindered the return of hundreds of thousands of residents, Amnesty International said in a report released Thursday.The New York-based rights group said


