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Taliban mastermind of deadly attack killed: Afghan spy agency

Taliban mastermind of deadly attack killed: Afghan spy agency

KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s main spy agency said on Wednesday it had killed the Taliban commander behind a deadly…
Two drowned Saudi sisters committed suicide: US medical examiner

Two drowned Saudi sisters committed suicide: US medical examiner

  Two Saudi sisters whose bodies were found taped together on the banks of a New York river committed suicide,…
Natural gas fields give Israel regional political boost

Natural gas fields give Israel regional political boost

JERUSALEM (AP) — A decade after discovering natural gas fields off its Mediterranean coast, Israel is starting to feel the…
Braving dangerous waters, Iranians seek better life in Britain

Braving dangerous waters, Iranians seek better life in Britain

LIVERPOOL (Reuters) – The traffickers told Fardin Gholami that a fishing boat would take him from France to England at…
Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks

Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow on Wednesday,…
Assad blocks access to Damascus for EU envoys: diplomats

Assad blocks access to Damascus for EU envoys: diplomats

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has revoked special visas for European Union diplomats and officials traveling regularly between…
Israeli Arabs to embrace Netanyahu’s slogan in election

Israeli Arabs to embrace Netanyahu’s slogan in election

HAIFA (Reuters) – Lawmakers representing Israeli Arabs plan to commandeer Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim in the last election that…
France has no interest in stabilizing Libya: Italy’s Salvini

France has no interest in stabilizing Libya: Italy’s Salvini

ROME (Reuters) – Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, continuing a war of words between Rome and Paris, said on Tuesday…
US aid cuts hit Palestinians, further dimming hope for peace

US aid cuts hit Palestinians, further dimming hope for peace

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians are no longer getting food aid or basic health services from America,…
Afghan women fear turning back clock under Taliban

Afghan women fear turning back clock under Taliban

KABUL (Reuters) – Eighteen years ago, at the height of the Taliban’s power in Afghanistan, Roshan Mashal secretly taught her…
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