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Pompeo: Taliban ‘overreached’ in attack that killed American
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Pompeo: Taliban ‘overreached’ in attack that killed American

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that Taliban “overreached” with their car bomb attack in a…
Yemeni medics say 130 bodies pulled after deadly airstrike
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Yemeni medics say 130 bodies pulled after deadly airstrike

CAIRO (AP) — Yemeni medics said Saturday they have pulled at least 130 bodies from the rubble of a rebel-run…
To set up ‘safe zone,’ US wades into muddled Syria politics
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To set up ‘safe zone,’ US wades into muddled Syria politics

TAL ABYAD, Syria (AP) — US flags fluttered on the back of coalition armored vehicles as they whizzed past tiny…
Iran now using advanced centrifuges, violating nuclear deal
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Iran now using advanced centrifuges, violating nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has begun using arrays of advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium in violation of its 2015…
AU lifts Sudan suspension saying it created civilian gov’t
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AU lifts Sudan suspension saying it created civilian gov’t

CAIRO (AP) — The African Union said Friday it lifted Sudan’s suspension because it established a civilian-led transitional government following…
Jordan teachers demanding wage increases clash with police
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Jordan teachers demanding wage increases clash with police

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Thousands of teachers protested in Jordan on Thursday to demand higher wages, with some scuffling with…
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon want asylum in Canada
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Palestinian refugees in Lebanon want asylum in Canada

BEIRUT (AP) — Waving Palestinian and Canadian flags, hundreds of Palestinian refugees gathered outside the Canadian Embassy in Beirut on…
Sudan PM names first Cabinet since removal of al-Bashir
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Sudan PM names first Cabinet since removal of al-Bashir

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s newly appointed prime minister on Thursday announced his Cabinet, the first since the military ousted autocratic…
Turkey threatens to open gates for Syria refugees to go West
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Turkey threatens to open gates for Syria refugees to go West

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president on Thursday threatened to “open the gates” and allow a flood of Syrian refugees…
Israeli leader calls for more pressure on Iran, not talks
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Israeli leader calls for more pressure on Iran, not talks

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says now is the time to ratchet up pressure on Iran and not the…
Iran poised for faster centrifuges as nuclear deal collapses
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Iran poised for faster centrifuges as nuclear deal collapses

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran was poised Thursday to begin work on advanced centrifuges that will enrich uranium faster as…
Caught in limbo, families of Syria’s missing cling to hope
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Caught in limbo, families of Syria’s missing cling to hope

    HOMS, Syria (AP) — Six months after he was snatched from a road in central Syria, Iyad Suleiman…
Iran ratchets up pressure ahead of weekend nuclear deadline
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Iran ratchets up pressure ahead of weekend nuclear deadline

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials ratcheted up pressure Wednesday ahead of a weekend nuclear deadline for European nations to…
Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
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Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start

DARBASIYAH, Syria (AP) — The creation of a so-called “safe zone” in northeastern Syria has gotten off to good start,…
New US-led patrols in Persian Gulf raise stakes with Iran
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New US-led patrols in Persian Gulf raise stakes with Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the U.S. tries a new way to protect shipping across the Persian Gulf…
Iran oil tanker pursued by US turns off tracker near Syria
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Iran oil tanker pursued by US turns off tracker near Syria

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. turned off its tracking beacon, leading…
Democrats face identity crisis in next phase of 2020 race
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Democrats face identity crisis in next phase of 2020 race

NEW YORK (AP) — Doug Ogden doesn’t know what to do. The 75-year-old retired law enforcement officer is disgusted by…
A look at foreign military bases across the Persian Gulf
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A look at foreign military bases across the Persian Gulf

As new U.S.-led naval patrols in the Persian Gulf raise the stakes with Iran and Tehran’s nuclear deal collapses, the…
Syrian father who lost twins to poison gas uprooted again
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Syrian father who lost twins to poison gas uprooted again

BEIRUT (AP) — When Abdel Hamid al-Yousef lost his 9-month-old twins in the poison gas attack that hit the Syrian…
Algeria army chief wants presidential election in December
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Algeria army chief wants presidential election in December

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s powerful army chief says that the date of the nation’s long-delayed presidential election should be…
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