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Iraq hopes US ‘reconsiders’ embassy closure, warns of danger

Iraq hopes US ‘reconsiders’ embassy closure, warns of danger

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s foreign minister on Wednesday said his country hopes the US will “reconsider” its decision to close…
Macron criticizes Turkey’s “warlike” rhetoric on Nagorno-Karabakh

Macron criticizes Turkey’s “warlike” rhetoric on Nagorno-Karabakh

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday Turkey’s “warlike” rhetoric was encouraging Azerbaijan to reconquer Nagorno-Karabakh and…
UN nuclear watchdog inspects second Iranian site as agreed with Tehran

UN nuclear watchdog inspects second Iranian site as agreed with Tehran

VIENNA (Reuters) – The UN nuclear watchdog has inspected the second of two suspected former secret atomic sites in Iran,…
Israeli PM to UN: Hezbollah storing missiles in Beirut

Israeli PM to UN: Hezbollah storing missiles in Beirut

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of maintaining a “secret…
Gazans left stranded abroad by Israeli-Palestinian standoff

Gazans left stranded abroad by Israeli-Palestinian standoff

JERUSALEM (AP) — For the last four months, Ahmed al-Kurdi, his wife and three children have been stranded in Jordan,…
Israel limits protests in new coronavirus lockdown law

Israel limits protests in new coronavirus lockdown law

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament approved a government-backed edict on Wednesday likely to stifle protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Hezbollah leaders tell French president to change approach

Hezbollah leaders tell French president to change approach

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the militant Hezbollah group said Tuesday they still welcome the French initiative to help…
Crown prince becomes oil-rich Kuwait’s new ruling emir

Crown prince becomes oil-rich Kuwait’s new ruling emir

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah became the oil-rich nation’s new…
Iran rejects Saudi accusation it trained a terrorist cell

Iran rejects Saudi accusation it trained a terrorist cell

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran rejected on Tuesday an accusation by Saudi Arabia that it had trained a terrorist cell, which…
Iran’s new coronavirus cases exceed 450,000: Health Ministry

Iran’s new coronavirus cases exceed 450,000: Health Ministry

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s confirmed COVID-19 cases crossed the 450,000 threshold on Tuesday with 3,677 infections identified in the last…
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