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Pakistan set to release Indian pilot as ‘peace gesture’

Pakistan set to release Indian pilot as ‘peace gesture’

Pakistan was set to free a captured Indian pilot Friday in a “peace gesture” aimed at lowering temperatures with its…
Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment

Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general is expected to deliver a much-anticipated decision Thursday on whether to indict Benjamin Netanyahu…
Palestine rejects monthly tax transfer from Israel

Palestine rejects monthly tax transfer from Israel

(Reuters) – Palestine has rejected the first 2019 monthly tax transfer from Israel because it slashed the portion designated for…
Pakistan claims to shoot down Indian jets in Kashmir

Pakistan claims to shoot down Indian jets in Kashmir

Pakistan said Wednesday it shot down two Indian warplanes in its airspace over disputed Kashmir, in a dramatic escalation of…
Iran president rejects FM Zarif’s resignation

Iran president rejects FM Zarif’s resignation

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani rejected Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resignation on Wednesday, the government’s official website said. “I believe…
Assad meets Khamenei in first Iran visit since Syrian war began

Assad meets Khamenei in first Iran visit since Syrian war began

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad made his first public visit to his closest regional ally Iran since…
Iran FM Zarif announces resignation on Instagram

Iran FM Zarif announces resignation on Instagram

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was the lead negotiator in a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with major powers,…
Britain to ban Lebanon’s Hezbollah as terrorist group

Britain to ban Lebanon’s Hezbollah as terrorist group

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday it plans to ban all wings of Hezbollah due to its destabilizing influence…
Police use tear gas on third day of protests in Algeria

Police use tear gas on third day of protests in Algeria

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on a third straight day of rare…
American families of missing Uighurs speak out at DC event

American families of missing Uighurs speak out at DC event

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two years after the Chinese government began to detain members of Muslim minority groups like the…
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