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Donald Trump confirms al-Qaeda leader Qassim al-Rimi has been killed in US operation
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Turkish teams hunt for quake survivors as death toll hits 38
More than 780 aftershocks reported in eastern Turkey
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Iran: Ukrainian Airliner Was ‘Unintentionally’ Shot Down
Iranian authorities have announced that the plane crash they initially blamed on a mechanical failure was in fact shot down as a result of “human error,” according to state TV.
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Plane crash investigation could be Canada's chance to re-open diplomatic ties with Iran: former minister
Canada’s embassy in Tehran was closed in 2012
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U.S. Believes Ukraine Jet Was Shot Down by Iran
The U.S. believes that a Ukrainian commercial aircraft that crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran, killing all on board, was downed by two surface-to-air missiles fired by Iran, a U.S. official said. The downing may have been a
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Iran won’t hand over black box to the US, as Boeing offers help after Ukrainian airliner crashes near Tehran
Iran will not provide Boeing with the black box of a Ukrainian 737 that crashed near Tehran, the country’s civil aviation authority has said. An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
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Boeing 737 passenger plane crashes in Iran, state news agencies report
Multiple Iranian agencies reported on the crash, blaming unspecified “technical problems.”
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Multiple surface-to-surface missiles hit Iraqi base hosting US soldiers
The Iranian government has taken responsibility for a series of rockets that were fired at an Iraqi base hosting American soldiers.
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Rockets strike base housing US soldiers
Multiple rockets have reportedly struck an Iraqi base hosting American soldiers, as tensions between Iran and the US continue to grow.
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Donald Trump threatens Iraq with sanctions, says US won't leave unless 'they pay us back' for air base
"We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base that’s there. It cost billions of dollars to build....We’re not leaving unless they pay us back for it."
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Thousands mourn Iranian general Qassem Soleimani at funeral in Baghdad
Thousands of mourners chanting “America is the Great Satan” marched in a funeral procession on Saturday for Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian elite general killed in a US drone strike.
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Thousands March in Iraq for Iranian Commander Killed in U.S. Airstrike
Thousands of people marched through Baghdad as part of a funeral procession for Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a powerful Iranian military leader killed in a U.S. airstrike that Iran has vowed to avenge.
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US air strike kills top Iranian commander
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed harsh revenge.
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Protesters storm American embassy compound in Iraq following deadly U.S. airstrikes
Shouting “Down, Down, USA,” dozens of protesters broke into the American embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday in a tense demonstration against recent U.S. airstrikes that killed 25 fighters of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq.
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Netanyahu’s Survival Is Tested as Likud Party Holds Leadership Vote
Israel’s prime minister faces a challenge from within his own party. A rival, Gideon Saar, says that only he can return Likud to power in a general election in March.
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WORLD UNCONVINCED: Turkey questions verdict over Khashoggi murder
Turkey has said a decision by a Saudi court to sentence five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi “is far from meeting expectations.”
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Netanyahu indicted: A-G to charge PM with bribery, fraud, breach of trust
Mandelblit and his team have been working on drafting the indictments to charge Netanyahu before a third election would begin.
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Settlements are illegal, 14 UNSC members tell an isolated US
The UNSC has held that the Israeli activity over the pre-1967 lines is illegal under international law. This includes activity in east Jerusalem, the Golan Heights and the West Bank.
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West Bank settlements not illegal, Pompeo announces in historic U.S. policy shift
U.S. Ambassador Friedman to ‘Post’: New policy advances the cause of Israeli-Palestinian peace
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Lebanon crisis: PM Hariri offers resignation amid protests
Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said he is resigning, amid protests that have gripped the country for almost two weeks.
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