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Iraq's lawmakers have elected veteran Kurdish politician Barham Salih as the country's new president, the state television reports. Barham is a former prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraqi Kurdistan and a former

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The mayor of an Italian town known around the world as a model of integration has been put under house arrest for 'aiding illegal migration'. Domenico Lucano, who has been the mayor of the

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BEIRUT: Syrian foreign minister said in remarks broadcast Tuesday that the Iranian ballistic missiles attack on militants in eastern Syria the previous day was part of “legitimate” cooperation between the two countries to combat

ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained 280 suspects in a money-laundering investigation into the transfer of about 2.5 billion lira ($419 million) worth of foreign currency to bank accounts abroad, state media said on Tuesday.The vast