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How Yemen’s Houthis increasingly deploy drones

How Yemen’s Houthis increasingly deploy drones

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In Yemen, the high-pitched whine of drones has been a part of life for…
Taliban kill 32 members of Afghan security forces, militias

Taliban kill 32 members of Afghan security forces, militias

KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban launched a series of attacks on security checkpoints in four Afghan provinces early on Thursday,…
Ceasefire deal sees jihadists take over Idlib: reports

Ceasefire deal sees jihadists take over Idlib: reports

The main jihadist alliance in Syria’s Idlib region reached a deal on Thursday, ending days of deadly fighting with rival…
Iraq closes camps for displaced, pushes families into peril

Iraq closes camps for displaced, pushes families into peril

BZEIBIZ, Iraq (AP) — It was a cold and gusty day in December when the army came to the Bzeibiz…
Pakistan’s PM Khan sacks heads of gas utilities

Pakistan’s PM Khan sacks heads of gas utilities

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday sacked the chiefs of Sui Natural Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL)…
Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?

Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?

WASHINGTON (AP) — What to do with hundreds of foreign ISIS fighters captured in Syria has become a critical and…
Israel looks to tackle Bedouin polygamy

Israel looks to tackle Bedouin polygamy

LAKIYA, Israel (AP) — On Hadra al-Faqira’s wedding anniversary, just weeks after she gave birth to a daughter, her husband…
Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games

Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games

BEIRUT (AP) — They always anticipated US support would run out, but President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to rapidly pull…
Israeli ex-minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran

Israeli ex-minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli former cabinet minister admitting to spying for Iran on Wednesday in a plea deal in…
Turkey building boom turning to bust as economy slows

Turkey building boom turning to bust as economy slows

Deep in a provincial region of northwestern Turkey, it looks like a mirage — hundreds of luxury houses built in…
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