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Why is the Afghan peace process not moving beyond talks?

Why is the Afghan peace process not moving beyond talks?

The US is hopeful that a peace agreement with the Afghan Taliban could be reached in less than three months…
Iran, nuclear deal partners to meet as accord under threat

Iran, nuclear deal partners to meet as accord under threat

VIENNA (AP) — Senior officials from Iran and the remaining signatories to its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers were…
Iraq’s drought unveils 3,400-year-old palace of mysterious empire

Iraq’s drought unveils 3,400-year-old palace of mysterious empire

A team of German and Kurdish archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old palace that belonged to the mysterious Mittani Empire, the…
Tunisia’s president hospitalized as terror strikes capital

Tunisia’s president hospitalized as terror strikes capital

Tunisia’s presidency reported late Thursday that 92-year-old leader Beji Caid Essebsi was in a “stable condition” after being taken to…
Mediterranean rescue ship brings migrants to Italy, defying Salvini

Mediterranean rescue ship brings migrants to Italy, defying Salvini

The Sea-Watch 3 was still waiting with its 42 rescued passengers off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa…
One dead, several hurt in suicide bomber attacks in Tunisian capital

One dead, several hurt in suicide bomber attacks in Tunisian capital

TUNIS (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in separate attacks on police in the Tunisian capital on Thursday,…
Israel’s Ehud Barak returns to politics with new party

Israel’s Ehud Barak returns to politics with new party

Ehud Barak, a former Israeli premier and outspoken critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Wednesday announced his return to…
Lebanese veterans block highways in budget protest

Lebanese veterans block highways in budget protest

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hundreds of veterans burned tyres and blocked highways in Lebanon on Thursday to protest plans to tax…
Saudi envoy blasts UN expert’s report on Khashoggi killing

Saudi envoy blasts UN expert’s report on Khashoggi killing

GENEVA (AP) — A top Saudi diplomat lashed out Tuesday at an independent U.N. expert’s searing report alleging that Saudi…
Istanbul’s new mayor says ‘no individual or power’ can threaten democracy

Istanbul’s new mayor says ‘no individual or power’ can threaten democracy

(CNN)–The winner of Istanbul’s mayoral election re-run has issued a thinly veiled warning to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to…
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