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Egypt says it’s unearthed large animal mummy in Saaqqara
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Egypt says it’s unearthed large animal mummy in Saaqqara

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities says local archeologists have unearthed the mummy of an unusually large animal, most likely a lion…
Battle lines harden as Trump impeachment goes public
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Battle lines harden as Trump impeachment goes public

 With historic impeachment hearings underway, Democrats and Republicans are hardening their arguments over the actions of President Donald Trump as…
UK Brexit Party rejects electoral pact with Conservatives
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UK Brexit Party rejects electoral pact with Conservatives

Britain’s Brexit Party has rejected an electoral pact with the ruling Conservatives, saying it will field 300 candidates in next…
Afghan capital’s air pollution may be even deadlier than war
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Afghan capital’s air pollution may be even deadlier than war

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Yousuf fled with his family from his home in eastern Afghanistan eight years ago to escape…
Court says EU states must label Israeli settlement products
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Court says EU states must label Israeli settlement products

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court ruled Tuesday that EU countries must identify products made in Israeli settlements…
Iran calls ex-FBI agent’s case a ‘missing person’ file
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Iran calls ex-FBI agent’s case a ‘missing person’ file

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Sunday said an open Revolutionary Court case involving an ex-FBI agent who…
Turkey starts returning IS fighters, deports US national
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Turkey starts returning IS fighters, deports US national

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Monday deported a U.S. citizen who fought for the Islamic State group as the…
Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign
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Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Gambia filed a case Monday at the United Nations’ highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide…
Syria’s Assad says offensive to retake Idilb to resume soon
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Syria’s Assad says offensive to retake Idilb to resume soon

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad says his forces will soon retake control of the last major rebel…
Top US general says 500-600 American troops to stay in Syria
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Top US general says 500-600 American troops to stay in Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says about 500 or 600 U.S. troops will remain…
UN mission in Iraq proposes roadmap for ending upheaval
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UN mission in Iraq proposes roadmap for ending upheaval

BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations’ mission for Iraq on Sunday proposed a roadmap out of the country’s social upheaval,…
Jordan retakes lands leased by Israel in 1994 peace accord
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Jordan retakes lands leased by Israel in 1994 peace accord

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s king announced Sunday that his country is retaking “full sovereignty” over two pieces of land…
Iran president’s new atomic pitch: International arm sales
Middle East

Iran president’s new atomic pitch: International arm sales

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president is making a new pitch to hard-liners to stay in the country’s unraveling 2015…
Palestinian shot in back says Israelis abused him for hours
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Palestinian shot in back says Israelis abused him for hours

HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — A young Palestinian man who was shot in the back by Israeli forces in an…
Amnesty calls for urgent end to ‘bloodbath’ in Iraq
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Amnesty calls for urgent end to ‘bloodbath’ in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces put up concrete barriers in central Baghdad Sunday, trying to hamper and block protesters’…
Iran’s president: New oil field found with over 50B barrels
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Iran’s president: New oil field found with over 50B barrels

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country’s south with over 50 billion barrels…
For east Syria, US troops are about much more than oil
Middle East

For east Syria, US troops are about much more than oil

BEIRUT (AP) — As US troops beef up in eastern Syria to protect oil fields, residents hope their mission will…
Turkish patrol kills protester amid shaky truce in NE Syria
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Turkish patrol kills protester amid shaky truce in NE Syria

IDIL, Turkey (AP) — A Syrian protester was killed after he was run over by a Turkish military vehicle during…
Gunmen shoot dead 5 protesters in southern Iraqi city
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Gunmen shoot dead 5 protesters in southern Iraqi city

BAGHDAD (AP) — Masked men attacked anti-government protesters in Iraq’s southern city of Basra overnight, killing five and wounding scores,…
Saudi recruitment of Twitter workers reflects insider risks
Middle East

Saudi recruitment of Twitter workers reflects insider risks

Allegations that two former Twitter employees spied on users for the Saudi government have spotlighted the threat posed by insiders…
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