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Social media app TikTok removes Islamic State propaganda videos

Social media app TikTok removes Islamic State propaganda videos

Social media app TikTok has taken down accounts that were posting propaganda videos for the Islamic State group, a company…
The Latest: Lebanese PM announces sweeping economic reforms

The Latest: Lebanese PM announces sweeping economic reforms

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Lebanon’s anti-government protests (all times local): 4:10 p.m. Lebanon’s Cabinet has approved sweeping reforms…
Thousands protest in Sudan, call to disband ex-ruling party

Thousands protest in Sudan, call to disband ex-ruling party

CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets throughout Sudan on Monday to call for disbanding former President…
Detroit-area men who sent millions to Yemen spared prison

Detroit-area men who sent millions to Yemen spared prison

DETROIT (AP) — A group of Detroit-area men opened bank accounts to move millions of dollars to Yemen, their war-torn…
Iran sends US list of names for proposed prisoner swap

Iran sends US list of names for proposed prisoner swap

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign ministry says it has sent a list of names it is demanding in a…
Libya coast guard intercepts dozens of Europe-bound migrants

Libya coast guard intercepts dozens of Europe-bound migrants

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it’s intercepted dozens of Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast. Spokesman Ayoub…
Kurdish fighters withdraw from besieged Syria town

Kurdish fighters withdraw from besieged Syria town

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces fully withdrew from a Turkish-encircled town in northern Syria on Sunday, in what appeared to…
US troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims

US troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — While President Donald Trump insists he’s bringing home Americans from “endless wars” in the Mideast, his…
Lebanon’s government scrambles to respond to mass protests

Lebanon’s government scrambles to respond to mass protests

BEIRUT (AP) — Protesters have closed major roads around Lebanon ahead of an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss a rescue…
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint

Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot a Palestinian who ran toward them with a knife near a military checkpoint in…
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