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Iran says US bases and aircraft carriers within missile range

Iran says US bases and aircraft carriers within missile range

  LONDON (Reuters) – An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Wednesday that US bases in Afghanistan, the UAE and…
Yemen peace talks likely in early December: Mattis

Yemen peace talks likely in early December: Mattis

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday that peace talks between Yemen’s warring parties were…
Top Israeli minister: Trump wasting his time with peace plan

Top Israeli minister: Trump wasting his time with peace plan

  JERUSALEM (AP) — A top Israeli Cabinet minister says President Donald Trump is wasting his time trying to push…
Turkey’s Erdogan says ECHR ruling on jailed politician supports terrorism

Turkey’s Erdogan says ECHR ruling on jailed politician supports terrorism

  ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) ruling…
UAE court sentences British student to life for spying

UAE court sentences British student to life for spying

  A United Arab Emirates court sentenced British student Matthew Hedges to life in jail on Wednesday after convicting him…
Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen

Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen

  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An estimated 85,000 children under age 5 may have died of hunger and disease since…
Iraqi military says it killed 15 Islamic State militants in the north

Iraqi military says it killed 15 Islamic State militants in the north

  CAIRO (Reuters) – Iraqi forces have killed 15 Islamic State militants inside a tunnel during a search operation in…
US targets Iran-Russia network over oil sent to Syria

US targets Iran-Russia network over oil sent to Syria

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has moved to disrupt an Iranian-Russian network that sent millions of barrels of…
US to give Saudis a pass even if Crown Prince behind murder

US to give Saudis a pass even if Crown Prince behind murder

President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to stick by ally Saudi Arabia even while admitting that de facto leader Crown Prince…
Exclusive: Libya sees currency stabilizing next year, squeezing militia

Exclusive: Libya sees currency stabilizing next year, squeezing militia

  TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya expects to end a long-running liquidity crisis by early 2019 as a foreign currency tax…
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