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UN report: Turkey guilty of ‘serious’ abuses in Kurdish region

UN report: Turkey guilty of ‘serious’ abuses in Kurdish region

The UN's human rights office released a report on Friday accusing Ankara of serious human rights violations during operations targeting…
Palestinian leader invited to White House in Trump call

Palestinian leader invited to White House in Trump call

President Donald Trump invited Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to the White House to discuss resuming peace talks in their first…
Syrian government urges UN to make Turkey withdraw from Syria

Syrian government urges UN to make Turkey withdraw from Syria

The Syrian government has called on the United Nations to force Turkey to pull "its invasion forces" out of Syria,…
Libya’s deepening split finds battleground at oil terminals

Libya’s deepening split finds battleground at oil terminals

Hundreds if not thousands of armed men are converging on Libya's main oil shipping terminals, which the rival powers in…
Amal Clooney to Iraq: Allow UN probe of Islamic State Yazidi crimes

Amal Clooney to Iraq: Allow UN probe of Islamic State Yazidi crimes

International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a young Yazidi woman who was enslaved and raped by Islamic State fighters…
Islamic State frees Mosul prisoners as grip on last major city slips

Islamic State frees Mosul prisoners as grip on last major city slips

Islamic State has released dozens of prisoners held in jails in the districts of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul…
Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 22 in Yemen: official

Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 22 in Yemen: official

At least 22 civilians were killed on Friday and dozens wounded when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a market…
Netanyahu visits Russia for talks set to focus on Syria

Netanyahu visits Russia for talks set to focus on Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for talks focusing on the situation in Syria…
IS snipers, mortars take their toll on Iraqi forces in Mosul

IS snipers, mortars take their toll on Iraqi forces in Mosul

At a field clinic near the front line in Mosul, an Iraqi Federal Police officer lay in discomfort on a…
IS leader Baghdadi flees Mosul as Iraqi forces advance

IS leader Baghdadi flees Mosul as Iraqi forces advance

Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to lead the…
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