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Indian government to ease Kashmir restrictions
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Indian government to ease Kashmir restrictions

The Indian government on Friday said it would lift restrictions on people’s movements and communication links in Kashmir in the…
Syrian rebels shoot down government warplane in northwest
Middle East

Syrian rebels shoot down government warplane in northwest

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebels shot down a Syrian warplane in the opposition stronghold of Idlib province on Wednesday as Russian-backed…
Rival Libya forces agree to UN-backed Eid truce
Middle East

Rival Libya forces agree to UN-backed Eid truce

Forces battling for control of Libya’s capital agreed to a truce Saturday, on the eve of the Muslim festival of…
UN official says over 100,000 detained and missing in Syria
Middle East

UN official says over 100,000 detained and missing in Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Reports suggest more than 100,000 people in Syria have been detained, abducted or gone missing during…
British PM to hold emergency meeting on seized tanker
Middle East

British PM to hold emergency meeting on seized tanker

Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a meeting of Britain’s emergencies committee on Monday to discuss Iran’s seizure of a…
UN hosts Yemeni talks to break stalemate
Middle East

UN hosts Yemeni talks to break stalemate

Yemen’s warring sides had agreed on a “mechanism and new measures to reinforce the ceasefire and deescalation,” announced the UN…
Iran ‘never seeks war’ with US, says Rouhani
Middle East

Iran ‘never seeks war’ with US, says Rouhani

Iran “never seeks war” with the United States, President Hassan Rouhani said as he sought to rein in soaring tensions…
Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes
Middle East

Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes

Iran said Friday it had “indisputable” evidence a US drone it downed had violated its airspace, as reports emerged in…
UN aid chief says ‘humanitarian disaster’ unfolding in Idlib
Middle East

UN aid chief says ‘humanitarian disaster’ unfolding in Idlib

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief declared Tuesday that “a humanitarian disaster” is unfolding in Syria’s last rebel-held…
Arab League: Israel-Palestinian peace must have 2 states
Middle East

Arab League: Israel-Palestinian peace must have 2 states

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the Arab League is warning against any peace plan that ignores a two-state…
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