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Officials: Iran weighs plot to kill U.S. ambassador to South Africa
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US to withdraw 2,200 troops from Iraq by end of September
The US will withdraw more than a third of its troops from Iraq within weeks, its top Middle East commander has said.
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Lebanon tribunal says no evidence Hezbollah leadership involved in Hariri murder
There is no evidence that Hezbollah's leadership or the Syrian government were involved in the 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon said on Tuesday.
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New theory about deadly Beirut blast
The Lebanese president has made a contentious new claim amid growing anger over why hazardous materials were allowed to languish in the city’s centre.
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Beirut explosion: Angry residents demand answers after blast
People in Beirut have expressed anger at the government over what they say was negligence that led to Tuesday's huge explosion.
Beirut bride caught up in photo shoot from hell
Horrifying footage shows the moment a bride was smiling for her wedding video in Beirut – before all hell broke loose.
How chemical stockpile could wipe out Newcastle
Newcastle could be annihilated by an ammonium nitrate stockpile that is four times the size of Beirut’s – and just 800m from residents.
Beirut explosion: Frantic search for survivors of deadly blast
Rescue workers in Lebanon are searching for more than a hundred people who are missing after a huge explosion devastated the port area of the capital Beirut on Tuesday.
Amber Heard claims Johnny Depp ‘threatened to kill me’ during trial
Amber Heard has claimed Johnny Depp threatened to “kill her many times” during explosive drug-fuelled rows as she tood the stand in court.
Netanyahu corruption trial to resume in January 2021 amid Israeli anger over Covid-19
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will resume in earnest in January, with thrice-weekly evidentiary hearings set to begin then, a Jerusalem court decided Sunday.
Netanyahu trial: Israeli prime minister faces Jerusalem court
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is about to go on trial for corruption, the first time a serving leader will have done so in the country's history.
Imprisoned Saudi Princess Basmah hoped she would be granted mercy in Ramadan, but her cousin Mohammed bin Salman has turned a blind eye
Princess Basmah of Saudi Arabia, who has been imprisoned since March 2019, hoped she would be granted mercy.
Palestinian President to Exit from Deals with U.S., Israel Over Land Grab
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he would leave "all agreements and understandings with the American and Israeli governments," including those pertaining to security issues.
Gunmen attack Kabul hospital where MSF aid group runs a clinic
Gunmen attacked a hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday where the international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French acronym MSF, runs a maternity clinic, officials said.
Incident during drills: At least 19 killed, 15 injured on Iranian ship near Strait of Hormuz
At least 19 Iranian sailors were killed and 15 injured in an incident during an exercise, the military has confirmed. Earlier unofficial reports said that an Iranian frigate accidentally fired a missile at a naval support vessel.
Former India PM Singh in hospital over ‘chest pains’ – reports
Manmohan Singh, the former prime minister of India, is getting medical care after suffering from chest pains and uneasiness, media reports say.
Iran ready for prisoner swap talks with US, citing Covid-19 threat as impetus
Iran says it is ready for unconditional prisoner swap talks with the United States because of fears that the coronavirus could put the lives of the prisoners at risk, Iranian media reported Sunday.
Hezbollah slams German ban as ‘submission to America’s will’
The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement on Monday condemned Germany's ban on his group as bowing to US pressure and insisted it was not active in the country.
Biden says if elected president he would keep US embassy in Jerusalem, not move it back to Tel Aviv
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would keep the US embassy in Israel in Jerusalem if elected -- even though he disagrees with Donald Trump's controversial 2017 decision to move it out of Tel Aviv.
