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Aging Iran airliner crash-lands on highway, injuring only 2
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Aging Iran airliner crash-lands on highway, injuring only 2

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An aging Iranian passenger airliner carrying 144 people crash-landed on a runway and skidded onto a…
Images of starving lions in Sudan zoo spark global concern
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Images of starving lions in Sudan zoo spark global concern

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — At an impoverished, forlorn zoo in Sudan’s capital, the park’s few remaining lions are starving in…
Iran president slams removal of candidates from elections
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Iran president slams removal of candidates from elections

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president Wednesday slammed the disqualification of thousands of people, including 90 current lawmakers, from running…
Iraq warns of ‘collapse’ if Trump blocks oil cash
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Iraq warns of ‘collapse’ if Trump blocks oil cash

Iraqi officials fear economic “collapse” if Washington imposes threatened sanctions, including blocking access to a US-based account where Baghdad keeps…
Huawei says ‘survival’ top priority as sales fall short
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Huawei says ‘survival’ top priority as sales fall short

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei said Tuesday that “survival” was its top priority after announcing 2019 sales were expected to fall…
Rouhani concludes Japan visit, seeks support for Iran economy
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Rouhani concludes Japan visit, seeks support for Iran economy

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wrapped up his two-day visit to Japan on Saturday as Tehran, under US sanctions pressure, sought…
Iran’s Rouhani to visit Japan amid heightened tensions with US
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Iran’s Rouhani to visit Japan amid heightened tensions with US

TOKYO (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Japan on Dec. 20-21 and meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as…
U.S. Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide, angering Turkey
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U.S. Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide, angering Turkey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes as a genocide the mass killings…
U.S. Senate committee approves Turkey sanctions bill
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U.S. Senate committee approves Turkey sanctions bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee backed legislation on Wednesday to impose sanctions on Turkey after its offensive in…
Turkey hints it could bar US from using key air bases
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Turkey hints it could bar US from using key air bases

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister suggested Wednesday that the United States could be barred from using two strategic…
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