210 migrant bodies wash up on Tunisia coast in under 2 weeks
Tunis (AP) — Tunisia’s coast guard says it has recovered around 210 bodies of migrants under two weeks that have
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Iran TV airs footage of commandos seizing US-bound tanker
Dubai (AP) — Masked Iranian navy commandos conducted a helicopter-borne raid to seize a U.S.-bound oil tanker in the Gulf
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Iran’s Parliament sacks minister over alleged mismanagement
Tehran (AP) — Iran’s Parliament voted Sunday to fire the country’s industries minister over alleged mismanagement amid widespread dissatisfaction with
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Sudan’s army and rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes
Cairo (AP) — Sudan’s army and its rival paramilitary said Sunday they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72
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A powerhouse US doctor slain in Sudan, ‘killed for nothing’
Washington (AP) — Bound to Sudan by ailing parents and his devotion to treating the poor there, American doctor Bushra
Read MoreIsraelis rally for 17th week against judicial overhaul plans
Tel Aviv (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis protested judicial overhaul proposals Saturday in the 17th weekly rally against
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Even one American in Iraq is too many, Iran leader tells Iraqi president
Dubai (Reuters) – The United States is an unreliable friend, and Iraq should not allow any U.S. troops on its
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Turkey closes airspace to Armenian airline without warning, Armenpress reports
(Reuters) – Turkey on Saturday closed its airspace to low-cost Armenian airline FlyOne Armenia without warning, the domestic Armenpress news
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Turkey’s Baykar plans production of new air combat drone next year
Istanbul (Reuters) – Turkish defence firm Baykar aims to begin production of its new unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) next
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Qatar to host men’s basketball World Cup in 2027
(Reuters) – Qatar will host the 2027 edition of the men’s FIBA Basketball World Cup, the sport’s governing body announced,
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