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Ebadi urges weakening Iran rulers on revolution anniversary
Middle East

Ebadi urges weakening Iran rulers on revolution anniversary

PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi said she first had doubts about the 1979 Islamic Revolution…
Pakistan starts behind-scenes aid to US-Taliban talks
Middle East

Pakistan starts behind-scenes aid to US-Taliban talks

WASHINGTON/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan, long at odds with the United States over the war in Afghanistan, has begun to…
Guantanamo prison looms as option as ISIS fight ends
Middle East

Guantanamo prison looms as option as ISIS fight ends

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Guantanamo Bay detention center would receive new prisoners for the first time in more than a…
Kushner to visit Middle East on peace plan’s economic part
Middle East

Kushner to visit Middle East on peace plan’s economic part

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will travel to at least five Arab countries in late February…
Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change
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Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York are calling for a Green New Deal intended to…
Netanyahu channeling Trump in Israel’s election campaign
Middle East

Netanyahu channeling Trump in Israel’s election campaign

JERUSALEM (AP) — Seeking re-election under a cloud of criminal investigations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks to be channeling…
Moscow talks with Afghan politicians ‘very successful’: Taliban
Middle East

Moscow talks with Afghan politicians ‘very successful’: Taliban

The Taliban on Wednesday hailed unprecedented talks with Afghan politicians as “very successful”, despite disagreements over women’s rights and the…
US promises to keep ISIS fight after ‘100%’ defeat
Middle East

US promises to keep ISIS fight after ‘100%’ defeat

The United States promised Wednesday to stay focused on permanently destroying the ISIS group but asked concerned allies to contribute…
Netanyahu election rival moots West Bank settlement removals
Middle East

Netanyahu election rival moots West Bank settlement removals

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s toughest election rival voiced openness on Wednesday to a future removal of…
‘Get out of Syria,’ Iranian officials tell US
Middle East

‘Get out of Syria,’ Iranian officials tell US

GENEVA (Reuters) – Senior Iranian figures said on Wednesday that Syria was a top foreign policy priority and American troops…
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