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Exclusive: Taliban, Afghan negotiators set ground rules to safeguard peace talks – sources
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Exclusive: Taliban, Afghan negotiators set ground rules to safeguard peace talks – sources

(Reuters) – Taliban and Afghan peace negotiators have agreed on a code of conduct to safeguard against the risk of…
US court: Iran owes $1.4B over ex-FBI agent presumed dead
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US court: Iran owes $1.4B over ex-FBI agent presumed dead

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A US judge has ordered Iran to pay $1.45 billion to the family of…
Afghan President Ghani travels to Qatar amid peace talks
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Afghan President Ghani travels to Qatar amid peace talks

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani is travelling to Qatar for a bilateral meeting with Qatari leaders but will…
US defense chief’s rare Algeria visit points to Sahel region threats
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US defense chief’s rare Algeria visit points to Sahel region threats

ALGIERS (Reuters) – US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made a rare visit to Algeria on Thursday for talks with…
Winds intensifying as firefighters battle fire in California
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Winds intensifying as firefighters battle fire in California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Winds grew stronger Thursday in California’s wine country, threatening to escalate a massive wildfire that has…
Trump is urged to intervene in trial of US-Saudi national
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Trump is urged to intervene in trial of US-Saudi national

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The trial of a US citizen who is also a Saudi national began Wednesday…
Trump Proud Boys remark echoes Charlottesville
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Trump Proud Boys remark echoes Charlottesville

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday tried to walk back his refusal to outright condemn a far right…
Rockets land in Erbil hours after Iraqi PM pledges to protect diplomats
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Rockets land in Erbil hours after Iraqi PM pledges to protect diplomats

SULAIMANIYA/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iran-backed militias launched rockets targeting US troops that landed near Erbil airport in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan…
Iraq hopes US ‘reconsiders’ embassy closure, warns of danger
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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…
UN nuclear watchdog inspects second Iranian site as agreed with Tehran
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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,…
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