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France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits

France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits

BRUSSELS (AP) — The festering dispute between France and Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea has shone…
Iran threatens retaliation after what it calls possible cyber attack on nuclear site

Iran threatens retaliation after what it calls possible cyber attack on nuclear site

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will retaliate against any country that carries out cyber attacks on its nuclear sites, the head…
Israel, Palestinians face new restrictions amid virus surge

Israel, Palestinians face new restrictions amid virus surge

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel ordered thousands of people into quarantine after a contentious phone surveillance program resumed as…
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal

US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan on Saturday emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban,…
Dozens mourn man who killed himself in busy Beirut district

Dozens mourn man who killed himself in busy Beirut district

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Dozens of people lay flowers on a main Beirut street where a man killed himself on Friday,…
Khashoggi murder trial told oven was lit after killing

Khashoggi murder trial told oven was lit after killing

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul told a Turkish court on Friday he had been asked to…
Iran imposes new curbs as coronavirus toll rises

Iran imposes new curbs as coronavirus toll rises

(Reuters) – Iranians who do not wear masks will be denied state services and workplaces that fail to comply with…
Critics of US-Taliban deal say militants can’t be trusted

Critics of US-Taliban deal say militants can’t be trusted

WASHINGTON (AP) — Intelligence that Afghan militants might have accepted Russian bounties for killing American troops did not scuttle the…
Families of Syria detainees hope for news amid US sanctions

Families of Syria detainees hope for news amid US sanctions

BEIRUT (AP) — Alaa Arnous and his family found the photo of his father Mohammed online last week, the first…
Iranian state media urge people to take coronavirus seriously

Iranian state media urge people to take coronavirus seriously

(Reuters) — Total coronavirus cases rose to 235,429 in Iran on Friday, with 154 deaths in the past 24 hours…
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