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Trump calls off Iran strikes at the last minute: NYT

Trump calls off Iran strikes at the last minute: NYT

WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran on Friday in retaliation for the downing of…
Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes

Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes

Iran said Friday it had “indisputable” evidence a US drone it downed had violated its airspace, as reports emerged in…
After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning

After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning

BAQUBA/NINEVEH PLAINS, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi farmer Riyadh woke on May 13 to find his wheat crop ablaze. In his…
Britain broke the law on Saudi arms exports, court rules

Britain broke the law on Saudi arms exports, court rules

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain broke the law by allowing arms sales to Saudi Arabia that might have been used in…
In rebuff to Trump, Palestinian businesses call for freedom, not cash

In rebuff to Trump, Palestinian businesses call for freedom, not cash

RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Palestinian businessmen boycotting the Trump administration’s Bahrain workshop designed to encourage investment in the territories say only…
Jamal Khashoggi ‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold

Jamal Khashoggi ‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold

GENEVA (AP) — The gathering on the second floor of the Saudi consulate featured an unlikely collection: a forensic doctor,…
Iran says shot down US drone over its territory

Iran says shot down US drone over its territory

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it had shot down a US “spy drone” which violated Iranian airspace near the Strait…
In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face new pressure to go home

In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face new pressure to go home

ARSAL, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese authorities are making their most aggressive campaign yet for Syrian refugees to return home and…
Countries should invoke universal jurisdiction in Khashoggi case: U.N

Countries should invoke universal jurisdiction in Khashoggi case: U.N

GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. investigator into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Wednesday called on countries to…
Report: Syria holding 2 Lebanese security agents

Report: Syria holding 2 Lebanese security agents

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says Syrian troops are holding two Lebanese security agents who crossed by…
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