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Ankara sticking to Russian missile purchase: Turkish MP

Ankara sticking to Russian missile purchase: Turkish MP

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkey is going ahead with a purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile system, a Turkish parliamentarian said ahead…
Pompeo urges new era of cooperation in Middle East meeting

Pompeo urges new era of cooperation in Middle East meeting

WARSAW (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Thursday for a new era of cooperation on the…
More than 200 ISIS fighters surrender in east Syria

More than 200 ISIS fighters surrender in east Syria

ISIS militants, many of them foreigners, surrendered to US-backed fighters in eastern Syria on Wednesday, bringing the Kurdish-led force closer…
US says ex-intel official defected to Iran, revealed secrets

US says ex-intel official defected to Iran, revealed secrets

A former US Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran despite warnings from the FBI has been charged with…
Khamenei says talks with US can only ‘harm’ Iran

Khamenei says talks with US can only ‘harm’ Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that negotiations with the US “will bring nothing but…
World court to rule on Iran’s billions of frozen assets in US

World court to rule on Iran’s billions of frozen assets in US

The International Court of Justice on Wednesday will give its decision on a bid by Iran to recover $2 billion…
Netanyahu hopes summit brings Arab ties out in open

Netanyahu hopes summit brings Arab ties out in open

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Mideast conference in Poland starting Wednesday offers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an opportunity to…
Hamas leader says ready to meet with Mahmoud Abbas

Hamas leader says ready to meet with Mahmoud Abbas

Chairman of the Hamas political bureau Ismail Haniyeh has expressed his readiness to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to…
Iran-backed groups corner Iraq’s postwar scrap metal market

Iran-backed groups corner Iraq’s postwar scrap metal market

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The wrecks of vehicles used by Islamic State militants as car bombs and other metal debris…
Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last ISIS holdout

Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last ISIS holdout

The ferocious battle for the Islamic State group’s last bastion in eastern Syria entered its fifth day on Wednesday, as…
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