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Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber rams police truck, kills seven

Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber rams police truck, kills seven

A Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber rammed a car into a police truck in the southwestern city of Quetta on Wednesday,…
Smugglers offer new routes to Europe for jobless Tunisians

Smugglers offer new routes to Europe for jobless Tunisians

Tunisian smugglers are offering migrants seeking a fresh start in Europe a new route from Africa to Italy. Thousands have…
Israeli army arrests 2 Palestinians, shuts 8 media companies

Israeli army arrests 2 Palestinians, shuts 8 media companies

The Israeli military has arrested two Palestinians and closed eight media production companies in the West Bank for six months…
Iraq forces take oil fields, dashing Kurdish dreams

Iraq forces take oil fields, dashing Kurdish dreams

Iraqi forces Wednesday appeared poised to take full control of the oil fields in the disputed northern province of Kirkuk,…
US wants evidence over detained staff to end Turkey visa dispute

US wants evidence over detained staff to end Turkey visa dispute

A US delegation has asked Turkey for information and evidence regarding consular staff whose detention has led to a diplomatic…
Taliban attacks kill at least 69 across Afghanistan

Taliban attacks kill at least 69 across Afghanistan

Taliban militants struck government targets in many provinces of Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 69 people, including a senior…
Turkey leader in Poland for talks on security, his policies

Turkey leader in Poland for talks on security, his policies

Turkey’s president was in Poland on Tuesday for talks on international security and on his policies at home. Recep Tayyip…
Islamic State defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa

Islamic State defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa

US-backed militias said they had defeated Islamic State in its former capital Raqqa on Tuesday, raising their flags over the…
Masoud’s list revisited — ‘IS’ victim turns terrorist hunter in Germany

Masoud’s list revisited — ‘IS’ victim turns terrorist hunter in Germany

Masoud Aqil’s longest incarceration in one place was in a soccer stadium in Raqqa, Syria, the Islamists’ stronghold at the…
Somalia calls for blood donations after bombing, Turkey sends doctors

Somalia calls for blood donations after bombing, Turkey sends doctors

Somalia is in desperate need for donated blood to treat survivors of a truck bombing in the capital Mogadishu on…
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