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Turkey detains three Russians suspected of Islamic State ties after Istanbul bomb: agency

Turkey detains three Russians suspected of Islamic State ties after Istanbul bomb: agency

Turkish police detained three Russian nationals suspected of links with Islamic State following a suicide bomb attack in Istanbul that…
Sunni mosques in east Iraq attacked after IS-claimed blasts

Sunni mosques in east Iraq attacked after IS-claimed blasts

At least seven Sunni mosques and dozens of shops in eastern Iraq were firebombed on Tuesday, security sources and local…
Iran says Arak reactor not yet decommissioned, work ongoing

Iran says Arak reactor not yet decommissioned, work ongoing

Iran has not yet decommissioned the Arak heavy water reactor, one of its obligations under the nuclear deal with world…
Yemen peace talks postponed: UN

Yemen peace talks postponed: UN

Yemen peace talks originally slated for January 14 will not happen on that date but may be held a week…
ISIS video shows destruction from US airstrike on Mosul bank

ISIS video shows destruction from US airstrike on Mosul bank

Islamic State published a video on Monday purporting to show the destruction from an airstrike on a bank in its…
Mobile clinics, medical teams needed in Madaya: WHO official tell Reuters

Mobile clinics, medical teams needed in Madaya: WHO official tell Reuters

The World Health Organization has asked the Syrian government for permission to send mobile clinics and medical teams to the…
Premature to speak of asylum for Assad: Putin

Premature to speak of asylum for Assad: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday it was premature to say whether Moscow would grant asylum to embattled Syrian leader…
Kuwait court sentences two to death for spying for Iran, Hezbollah

Kuwait court sentences two to death for spying for Iran, Hezbollah

A Kuwaiti court sentenced two men accused of spying for Iran and Hezbollah to death on Tuesday, a Reuters witness…
UPDATE 2: Blast in Istanbul tourist district kills at least 10 people

UPDATE 2: Blast in Istanbul tourist district kills at least 10 people

An explosion in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet tourist district killed at least ten people and wounded 15 on…
Air strike kills 12 schoolchildren in Syrian town: monitor

Air strike kills 12 schoolchildren in Syrian town: monitor

Bombs dropped by suspected Russian warplanes killed at least 12 Syrian schoolchildren on Monday when they hit a classroom in…
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