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Painting and scraping: An Afghan refugee’s hopes for German residence

Painting and scraping: An Afghan refugee’s hopes for German residence

BERLIN (Reuters) – When Afghan asylum seeker Yar Mohammad Haiqar found a job as a painter in a small Bavarian…
Hundreds demonstrate for civilian rule in Sudan’s state capitals

Hundreds demonstrate for civilian rule in Sudan’s state capitals

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Hundreds of Sudanese demonstrated in state capitals on Thursday, seeking to revive a push for civilian rule…
Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order

Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order

(Reuters) – Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of…
Trump calls off Iran strikes at the last minute: NYT

Trump calls off Iran strikes at the last minute: NYT

WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran on Friday in retaliation for the downing of…
Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes

Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes

Iran said Friday it had “indisputable” evidence a US drone it downed had violated its airspace, as reports emerged in…
After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning

After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning

BAQUBA/NINEVEH PLAINS, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi farmer Riyadh woke on May 13 to find his wheat crop ablaze. In his…
Britain broke the law on Saudi arms exports, court rules

Britain broke the law on Saudi arms exports, court rules

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain broke the law by allowing arms sales to Saudi Arabia that might have been used in…
In rebuff to Trump, Palestinian businesses call for freedom, not cash

In rebuff to Trump, Palestinian businesses call for freedom, not cash

RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Palestinian businessmen boycotting the Trump administration’s Bahrain workshop designed to encourage investment in the territories say only…
Jamal Khashoggi ‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold

Jamal Khashoggi ‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold

GENEVA (AP) — The gathering on the second floor of the Saudi consulate featured an unlikely collection: a forensic doctor,…
Iran says shot down US drone over its territory

Iran says shot down US drone over its territory

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it had shot down a US “spy drone” which violated Iranian airspace near the Strait…
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