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Russia warns US it will target US-backed fighters in Syria if provoked

Russia warns US it will target US-backed fighters in Syria if provoked

Russia said on Thursday it had warned the United States it would target areas in Syria where US special forces…
Russia rebukes Trump over Iran, North Korea, accuses US of missile treaty breach

Russia rebukes Trump over Iran, North Korea, accuses US of missile treaty breach

Russia is “extremely concerned” by US President Donald Trump’s comments questioning the Iran nuclear deal and suspects that Washington itself…
Saudi university to dismiss suspected Brotherhood-linked academics

Saudi university to dismiss suspected Brotherhood-linked academics

A large Saudi public university announced it would dismiss employees suspected of ties to the banned Muslim Brotherhood, adding to…
Austria checking indications nine foreigners abducted in Libya in 2015 are dead

Austria checking indications nine foreigners abducted in Libya in 2015 are dead

Austria said on Wednesday it had some evidence that nine foreign oilfield workers abducted by Islamist militants in Libya in…
Raqqa campaign in final stages, SDF says

Raqqa campaign in final stages, SDF says

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Wednesday its campaign to capture Raqqa from Islamic State (IS) was in…
Lawyer says 81-year-old American held in Iran has surgery

Lawyer says 81-year-old American held in Iran has surgery

A lawyer says an 81-year-old Iranian-American imprisoned in Iran on widely criticized spying charges has undergone surgery and had a…
Erdogan says Turkey to consider sanctions over Kurdish independence vote: Anadolu

Erdogan says Turkey to consider sanctions over Kurdish independence vote: Anadolu

Turkey will consider imposing sanctions on Kurdish northern Iraq over its planned independence referendum, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited by…
As Syrian war winds down, Israel sets sights on Hezbollah

As Syrian war winds down, Israel sets sights on Hezbollah

With President Bashar Assad seemingly poised to survive the Syrian civil war, Israeli leaders are growing nervous about the intentions…
Kirkuk shaping up as flashpoint ahead of Kurdistan independence vote

Kirkuk shaping up as flashpoint ahead of Kurdistan independence vote

Visitors to Kirkuk in northern Iraq are greeted by an imposing statue of a Kurdish Peshmerga fighter with a gun…
Trump’s jabs set up 1st big US-Iran talks of his presidency

Trump’s jabs set up 1st big US-Iran talks of his presidency

The United States and Iran on Wednesday will have their highest-level interaction of Donald Trump’s presidency, a day after the…
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