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All-Afghan conference brings country closer to peace
Middle East

All-Afghan conference brings country closer to peace

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — All-Afghan talks that brought together Afghanistan’s warring sides ended Tuesday with a statement that appeared to…
UAE draws down troops in Yemen in ‘strategic redeployment’
Middle East

UAE draws down troops in Yemen in ‘strategic redeployment’

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has drawn down its troop levels in Yemen but remains…
Iran open to diplomacy to save deal, but has ‘no hope’
Middle East

Iran open to diplomacy to save deal, but has ‘no hope’

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran remains open to diplomacy to save its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers but has…
Sudan’s top general says military council will be dissolved
Middle East

Sudan’s top general says military council will be dissolved

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s top general says the ruling military council will be dissolved after the formation of a…
Tens of thousands in Hong Kong take message to mainlanders
World

Tens of thousands in Hong Kong take message to mainlanders

HONG KONG (AP) — Tens of thousands of people, many wearing black shirts and some carrying British colonial-era flags, marched…
Royal baby Archie to have private Windsor Castle christening
Life & Style

Royal baby Archie to have private Windsor Castle christening

LONDON (AP) — The youngest member of Britain’s royal family, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, is being christened Saturday in a private family…
Report: Iraq gov’t detains thousands in degrading conditions
Middle East

Report: Iraq gov’t detains thousands in degrading conditions

BAGHDAD (AP) — A leading international human rights organization is criticizing the Iraqi government for holding thousands of prisoners, including…
The Latest: Boat with 86 migrants capsizes off Tunisia
Middle East

The Latest: Boat with 86 migrants capsizes off Tunisia

CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on migrants from Libya (all times local): 3:15 p.m. The U.N. migration agency says a…
Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj to perform in Saudi Arabia
Middle East

Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj to perform in Saudi Arabia

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that hip-hop star Nicki Minaj will perform in the ultraconservative…
Iran says it has breached stockpile limit under nuclear deal
Middle East

Iran says it has breached stockpile limit under nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran acknowledged Monday it had broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by…
On edge: 2020 Dems face prospect of being cut from debates
World

On edge: 2020 Dems face prospect of being cut from debates

MIAMI (AP) — The largest presidential field in modern Democratic politics could quickly shrink as more than half of the…
Duty free owners wield quiet influence in right-wing Israel
Middle East

Duty free owners wield quiet influence in right-wing Israel

HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — When travelers shop at dozens of duty free stores at airports worldwide, they may be…
Migrant rescue ship captain heads to Italian court hearing
Middle East

Migrant rescue ship captain heads to Italian court hearing

ROME (AP) — The German captain of a humanitarian migrant rescue ship is being taken in an Italian border police…
Taliban say latest round of talks with US ‘critical’
Middle East

Taliban say latest round of talks with US ‘critical’

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The seventh and latest round of peace talks between the US and Taliban is “critical,” said Taliban…
Rights group says Syria co-opting humanitarian efforts
Middle East

Rights group says Syria co-opting humanitarian efforts

BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government is co-opting humanitarian aid and reconstruction assistance and sometimes using it to “entrench repressive…
Iran, nuclear deal partners to meet as accord under threat
Middle East

Iran, nuclear deal partners to meet as accord under threat

VIENNA (AP) — Senior officials from Iran and the remaining signatories to its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers were…
Saudi envoy blasts UN expert’s report on Khashoggi killing
Middle East

Saudi envoy blasts UN expert’s report on Khashoggi killing

GENEVA (AP) — A top Saudi diplomat lashed out Tuesday at an independent U.N. expert’s searing report alleging that Saudi…
Lebanese town bans Muslims from buying, renting property
Middle East

Lebanese town bans Muslims from buying, renting property

BEIRUT (AP) — Mohammed Awwad and his fiancee, both Muslims, recently found an affordable apartment for rent online in a…
Australia repatriating 8 youth from Islamic State families
Egypt

Australia repatriating 8 youth from Islamic State families

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Eight Australian offspring of two slain Islamic State group fighters had been removed from Syria in…
Iranians say their ‘bones breaking’ under US sanctions
Middle East

Iranians say their ‘bones breaking’ under US sanctions

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As the U.S. piles sanction after sanction on Iran, it’s the average person who feels it…
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