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Iranian passenger plane crashes in central Iran: Iran media

Iranian passenger plane crashes in central Iran: Iran media

An Iranian passenger plane with 66 people on board crashed in central Iran on Sunday during a flight from Tehran…
Israel strikes Gaza Strip after four soldiers wounded

Israel strikes Gaza Strip after four soldiers wounded

Israeli jets pounded the Gaza Strip on Saturday after four soldiers were injured in an explosion along the border fence…
Turkey denies use of chemical weapons in Syria

Turkey denies use of chemical weapons in Syria

Turkey on Saturday denied allegations that it had used poisonous gas during operations in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria,…
UN council mulls condemning Iran over Yemen’s Houthis’ getting missiles

UN council mulls condemning Iran over Yemen’s Houthis’ getting missiles

Britain, the United States and France want the United Nations Security Council to condemn Iran for failing to stop its…
Public reports ‘clearly show’ Assad’s use of chemical weapons: McMaster

Public reports ‘clearly show’ Assad’s use of chemical weapons: McMaster

US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said on Saturday that, despite denials, public reports showed that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was…
Israel’s Netanyahu: A singular leader with a divisive legacy

Israel’s Netanyahu: A singular leader with a divisive legacy

A serial survivor of scandals, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be in trouble once more after police recommended…
Pakistan child killer handed four death sentences

Pakistan child killer handed four death sentences

A Pakistani court Saturday handed four death sentences to a man charged with raping and murdering a young girl, in…
Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory

Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory

Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group said the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that wounded six…
Hezbollah: Lebanon must be firm in Israel energy dispute

Hezbollah: Lebanon must be firm in Israel energy dispute

Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Iranian-backed movement Hezbollah, urged Lebanon’s government Friday to stand firm against Israel, with force if…
UN urges Iran to stop executions of juveniles on death row

UN urges Iran to stop executions of juveniles on death row

The top United Nations human rights official called on Iran on Friday to halt executions of young people convicted of…
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