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Iran mandates masks as public shrugs off resurgent virus

Iran mandates masks as public shrugs off resurgent virus

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Sunday instituted mandatory mask-wearing as fears mount over newly spiking reported deaths from the…
UAE restructures government, seeking more agility as it deals with coronavirus impact

UAE restructures government, seeking more agility as it deals with coronavirus impact

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates announced a broad government restructuring on Sunday for more “agile and swift” decision-making…
Turkish invasion of Libya is escalating through the use of dangerous arms: Haftar

Turkish invasion of Libya is escalating through the use of dangerous arms: Haftar

Turkey’s military occupation of Libya is escalating through the use of advanced, dangerous weapons, said the Libyan National Army’s (LNA)…
Rocket fired toward US Embassy in Iraq injures child

Rocket fired toward US Embassy in Iraq injures child

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi military said Sunday that a rocket aimed at Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, home of the…
France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits

France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits

BRUSSELS (AP) — The festering dispute between France and Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea has shone…
Iran threatens retaliation after what it calls possible cyber attack on nuclear site

Iran threatens retaliation after what it calls possible cyber attack on nuclear site

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will retaliate against any country that carries out cyber attacks on its nuclear sites, the head…
Israel, Palestinians face new restrictions amid virus surge

Israel, Palestinians face new restrictions amid virus surge

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel ordered thousands of people into quarantine after a contentious phone surveillance program resumed as…
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal

US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan on Saturday emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban,…
Dozens mourn man who killed himself in busy Beirut district

Dozens mourn man who killed himself in busy Beirut district

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Dozens of people lay flowers on a main Beirut street where a man killed himself on Friday,…
Khashoggi murder trial told oven was lit after killing

Khashoggi murder trial told oven was lit after killing

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul told a Turkish court on Friday he had been asked to…
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