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Lawyer: US Navy veteran held in Iran sentenced to 10 years

Lawyer: US Navy veteran held in Iran sentenced to 10 years

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Navy veteran from California has been sentenced to 10 years in prison…
Taliban kill 22 Afghan forces in attack on checkpoints

Taliban kill 22 Afghan forces in attack on checkpoints

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An overnight Taliban assault on checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed 22 troops, after some 100 Afghan…
Israel bans right-wing candidate from general election

Israel bans right-wing candidate from general election

Israel’s highest court voted on Sunday to ban Michael Ben Ari from running in the country’s April 9 general election. The…
Crisis-struck Sudan signs deals for $300 million with Arab funds

Crisis-struck Sudan signs deals for $300 million with Arab funds

CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan has signed deals for loans worth $300 million with regional Arab funds, authorities said on Saturday,…
Yemen’s Huthis say ready to strike Riyadh, Abu Dhabi if coalition moves on Hodeidah

Yemen’s Huthis say ready to strike Riyadh, Abu Dhabi if coalition moves on Hodeidah

ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s Huthi group said they were building their ballistic capabilities and their forces stand ready to strike…
Over 60,000 people, mostly civilians, have fled from last Islamic State Syria enclave: SDF

Over 60,000 people, mostly civilians, have fled from last Islamic State Syria enclave: SDF

BAGHOUZ, Syria (Reuters) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Sunday over 60,000 people, mostly civilians, had flooded…
What next for Algeria’s protesters and politicians?

What next for Algeria’s protesters and politicians?

Tens of thousands of Algerian protesters have dismissed President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s promise not to seek a fifth term — but…
Resist, forgive, submit? Afghan youth on hopes for peace

Resist, forgive, submit? Afghan youth on hopes for peace

Sitting in his male beauty shop, 25-year-old Zabihullah longs for peace in Afghanistan — but not one that would see…
‘We don’t see the enemy’ concealed jihadists slow IS defeat

‘We don’t see the enemy’ concealed jihadists slow IS defeat

DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – The young Syrian man crossing out of Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria…
For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope

For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope

BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — War is personal. And in Syria, after eight years of a grinding conflict, there are as…
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