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Oil prices inch up as US crude stocks drop, Iran sanctions weigh

Oil prices inch up as US crude stocks drop, Iran sanctions weigh

SEOUL (Reuters) – Oil markets rose on Wednesday on a drop in US crude inventories and a weaker dollar, while…
Israeli army orders criminal inquiry into killing of two Palestinian teens in Gaza

Israeli army orders criminal inquiry into killing of two Palestinian teens in Gaza

  Israel’s military said on Tuesday it would launch a criminal investigation into two incidents in which its troops shot…
Iran unveils first domestic fighter jet

Iran unveils first domestic fighter jet

  Iran unveiled its first domestic fighter jet on Tuesday, with President Hassan Rouhani insisting that Tehran’s military strength was…
Two arrested for allegedly spying for Iran in US

Two arrested for allegedly spying for Iran in US

  Two Iranian men were indicted on Monday for allegedly spying for Tehran in the United States, including conducting surveillance…
Intense fighting erupts in Kabul after rockets fired

Intense fighting erupts in Kabul after rockets fired

  Afghan security forces battled militants in Kabul’s old quarter Tuesday, with military helicopters firing above a mosque to quell…
Repentant Muslims gather on Mount Arafat for haj climax

Repentant Muslims gather on Mount Arafat for haj climax

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – More than two million Muslims gathered at Mount Arafat on Monday for a vigil to…
Defiant Erdogan casts Turkey currency crisis in religious, patriotic terms

Defiant Erdogan casts Turkey currency crisis in religious, patriotic terms

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday an attack on Turkey’s economy was no different from a strike…
As US pushes Tehran, Iran recalls American-backed 1953 coup

As US pushes Tehran, Iran recalls American-backed 1953 coup

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — To understand how Iran views the United States after President Donald Trump pulled America out of…
India’s Modi calls for talks with Pakistan in letter to new PM Khan

India’s Modi calls for talks with Pakistan in letter to new PM Khan

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for dialogue with Pakistan in a letter to its newly…
Shots fired at US embassy in Turkish capital, no casualties

Shots fired at US embassy in Turkish capital, no casualties

ANKARA (Reuters) – Amid tense relations between Ankara and Washington, several gunshots were fired on Monday from a vehicle at…
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