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Arabs in Israeli border towns fear Trump plan will transfer them to West Bank

Arabs in Israeli border towns fear Trump plan will transfer them to West Bank

BAQA AL-GHARBIYYE, Israel (Reuters) – Thousands of Israeli Arabs, many waving Palestinian flags, demonstrated in this town in Israel at…
Israeli PM meets Sudan’s leader, aims for ‘normalization’

Israeli PM meets Sudan’s leader, aims for ‘normalization’

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the leader of Sudan on Monday and said they…
US demands more from Taliban on ceasefire before deal

US demands more from Taliban on ceasefire before deal

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday demanded “demonstrable evidence” from the Taliban that they…
Medical flights start from Yemen’s Sanaa in diplomatic breakthrough

Medical flights start from Yemen’s Sanaa in diplomatic breakthrough

DUBAI (Reuters) – Flights carrying patients needing urgent medical attention began from the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, the World…
Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up

Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up

Turkish and Syrian troops traded deadly fire in northwest Syria on Monday, further raising tension between Ankara and regime backer…
Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile: Ukraine

Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile: Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports…
Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps

Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s new government will look to reduce interest rates and recapitalise banks as part of a broad…
Al-Qaeda in Yemen claims deadly Florida naval base shooting

Al-Qaeda in Yemen claims deadly Florida naval base shooting

CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen claimed responsibility Sunday for last year’s deadly shooting at the Naval Air Station…
Airstrikes on the rise as US pursues Afghan peace talks

Airstrikes on the rise as US pursues Afghan peace talks

ISLAMABAD (AP) — New U.S. Air Force statistics show the U.S. dropped more bombs on Afghanistan last year than any…
4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province

4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — At least four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded in “intensive shelling” on…
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