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Saudi Arabia increases oil output to record high
Business

Saudi Arabia increases oil output to record high

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco said Tuesday it would increase its crude…
EU, Turkey to review migrant deal as border tensions simmer
Middle East

EU, Turkey to review migrant deal as border tensions simmer

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Turkey agreed to review a 4-year-old deal on managing migrants and refugees in…
US starts troop pullout, seeks end to Afghan leaders’ feud
Middle East

US starts troop pullout, seeks end to Afghan leaders’ feud

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday, taking a step…
UN watchdog: Iran providing access to active nuclear sites
Middle East

UN watchdog: Iran providing access to active nuclear sites

VIENNA (AP) — Iran continues to provide international inspectors access to its active nuclear facilities, even after its announcement it…
Sudan’s youth protesters await justice amid frail transition
Middle East

Sudan’s youth protesters await justice amid frail transition

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — When Youssef al-Sewahly took to the streets in Sudan late in 2018, he and the other…
Heavy police raids leave east Jerusalem neighborhood on edge
Middle East

Heavy police raids leave east Jerusalem neighborhood on edge

JERUSALEM (AP) — Murad Mahmoud’s 14-year-old son has been detained by Israeli police in his east Jerusalem neighborhood three times…
Saudi Arabia cuts off travel over virus as markets tumble
Middle East

Saudi Arabia cuts off travel over virus as markets tumble

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia closed off air and sea travel to nine countries affected by the…
Afghan peace pact in chaos as presidential rivals squabble
Middle East

Afghan peace pact in chaos as presidential rivals squabble

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Squabbling Afghan presidential rivals threatened to both declare themselves president in dueling inauguration ceremonies Monday, throwing…
American Film Institute postponing gala with Julie Andrews
Culture

American Film Institute postponing gala with Julie Andrews

NEW YORK (AP) — The American Film Institute says it is postponing its 48th annual AFI Life Achievement Award Gala…
UN chief: Gender inequality biggest human rights challenge
World

UN chief: Gender inequality biggest human rights challenge

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Calling himself “a proud feminist,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lashed out at men who abuse power…
Saudis’ arrest of 2 princes called a warning to royal family
Middle East

Saudis’ arrest of 2 princes called a warning to royal family

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two senior princes in Saudi Arabia are under arrest for not supporting Crown Prince…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seeks absolution in virus fight
Middle East

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seeks absolution in virus fight

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Wearing gas masks and waterproof fatigues, members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard now spray down…
Virus hits 100,000 cases as it upends lives, livelihoods
World

Virus hits 100,000 cases as it upends lives, livelihoods

BANGKOK (AP) — Crossing more borders, the new coronavirus hit a milestone Friday, infecting more than 100,000 people worldwide as…
Critics of India’s Modi government face sedition charges
World

Critics of India’s Modi government face sedition charges

NEW DELHI (AP) — Sharjeel Imam was a little-known research scholar and a student activist until Indian police launched a…
Arab voters key to blocking Netanyahu-led hard-line majority
Middle East

Arab voters key to blocking Netanyahu-led hard-line majority

TIRA, Israel (AP) — A surge in Arab voter turnout was key to depriving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his…
Tripoli’s civilian airport attacked amid diplomatic impasse
Middle East

Tripoli’s civilian airport attacked amid diplomatic impasse

CAIRO (AP) — The only civilian airport in the Libyan capital of Tripoli came under direct attack by eastern-based opposition…
OPEC mulls big production cut of 1.5 million barrels a day
Economy

OPEC mulls big production cut of 1.5 million barrels a day

VIENNA (AP) — The oil-producing countries of the OPEC cartel are proposing a deep production cut of 1.5 million barrels…
International court approves Afghanistan investigation
World

International court approves Afghanistan investigation

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court gave the green light Thursday for prosecutors to…
Turkey vows justice for migrant killed at border with Greece
Middle East

Turkey vows justice for migrant killed at border with Greece

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has vowed to seek justice for a migrant it says was killed on the border…
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit
Middle East

Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit

BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northwestern Syria hit a poultry farm where several displaced families…
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