Deadly Yemen migrant centre fire caused by Houthi projectiles, HRW says
Aden (Reuters) – A fire last week that killed more than 40 African migrants in an overcrowded detention centre in
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French tourist jailed in Iran charged with spying, lawyer says
Dubai (Reuters) – Iranian authorities have charged French tourist Benjamin Briere, arrested 10 months ago, with espionage and “propaganda against
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In setback for gay Catholics, Vatican says church cannot bless same-sex unions
Vatican City (Reuters) – The Vatican said on Monday that priests cannot bless same-sex unions and that such blessings are
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Houthi missile attack kills three children in Yemen’s Taiz, residents say
Aden (Reuters) – Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen fired a missile on Sunday at a school in the Taiz region
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Egypt says Turkey must lay ground for normalising ties with actions
Cairo (Reuters) – Turkey’s actions must show alignment with Egypt’s principles and goals for relations between the two countries to
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Israel unveils ‘Iron Sting’ guided mortar system for future urban warfare
Jerusalem (AP) – The Israeli Defense Ministry on Sunday said it has completed development of a new guided mortar system,
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British-Iranian aid worker appears in Iran court for propaganda trial
Dubai (Reuters) – British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was tried on a new charge of making “propaganda against the system”
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A decade of war in Syria killed over 388,000, says a war monitor
Damascus (AFP) – The overall death toll for Syria’s civil war has reached 388,652 since it began a decade ago
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China, Iran, North Korea seek support at U.N. to push back against unilateral force, sanctions
New York (Reuters) – China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and others are seeking support for a coalition to defend the
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Western nations condemn Houthi attack on Yemeni city Marib
London (Reuters) – Western governments condemned on Thursday an attack by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on the city of Marib,
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