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Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan

Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan

JERUSALEM (AP) — A tiny Israeli religious sect is emerging as a major impediment for a controversial plan to connect…
Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship

Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship

SUNAMGANJ, Bangladesh (AP) — The father of a British teenager who ran away to join the Islamic State group in…
Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17

Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants in Afghanistan set off a suicide blast on Wednesday morning and stormed a construction company…
ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end

ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end

BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — As final defeat looms, militants of the Islamic State group have remained organized and ruthless to…
Turkey cannot become an EU member, says EPP’s Weber

Turkey cannot become an EU member, says EPP’s Weber

PASSAU, Germany (Reuters) – Turkey cannot become a member of the European Union, said Manfred Weber, the European Peoples Party’s…
Hundreds of Iraqi ISIS child suspects arrested: HRW

Hundreds of Iraqi ISIS child suspects arrested: HRW

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq and the Kurdish regional government have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged affiliation…
Iran convicts rights lawyer after defending women protesters

Iran convicts rights lawyer after defending women protesters

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran who defended protesters against the Islamic Republic’s…
Revolutionary Guards’ Soleimani flexes political muscle

Revolutionary Guards’ Soleimani flexes political muscle

(Reuters) – Qassem Soleimani’s role in a political crisis in Iran highlights the influence of the leader of the Revolutionary…
Defeat of ISIS looms as hundreds leave last area in Syria

Defeat of ISIS looms as hundreds leave last area in Syria

OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of people left the last area held by ISIS in eastern Syria on Tuesday…
Pakistan makes it easier to go after assets of militants

Pakistan makes it easier to go after assets of militants

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has made it easier to seize and freeze the assets of people and groups facing UN…
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