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Netanyahu's political future uncertain after challenger Gantz chosen to form new Israeli government
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Iraq base attack: US in retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed fighters
The US has launched retaliatory air strikes against a pro-Iranian militia group in Iraq after a rocket attack killed two of its soldiers.
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US carries out retaliatory air strikes in Iraq against Iran-backed groups
The United States waged a series of precision air strikes on Thursday against an Iran-backed militia in Iraq that it blamed for a major rocket attack a day earlier that killed two American troops and a 26-year-old British soldier.
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Coronavirus: Why experts say Iran could be lying about its COVID-19 outbreak
The coronavirus outbreak in Iran is spreading rapidly, with more than 8000 people infected. And now a “fake cure” has killed dozens.
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Saudi Arabia detains three senior members of royal familyi
Three senior members of Saudi Arabia's royal family, including the king's brother, have been arrested for unexplained reasons, US media report.
Acute crisis in Syria's Idlib demanded our direct talks, Putin says as he meets Erdogan in Moscow
Dozens of Turkish troops died in a Syrian airstrike as no one knew they were there, Putin told Erdogan, stressing the crisis in the Syrian province is so dire that a personal conversation between the two leaders is needed.
Afghan conflict: US conducts first air strike on Taliban since deal
The US military has conducted an air strike against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, just hours after President Donald Trump said he had had a "very good talk" with a leader of the group.
Afghanistan says Taliban have resumed deadly attacks after signing deal with U.S.
6 civilians among the dead in 33 attacks in the past day, Afghan's interior ministry says
US starts pulling out troops as peace deal with Taliban is signed
The US has begun withdrawing troops from Afghanistan after signing a peace deal with the Taliban, America’s enemy in its longest-ever war.
Afghanistan's Taliban, US sign peace deal
Peace deal signed in Qatari capital, Doha, will pave the way for the complete withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
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‘Get out of the way, let us deal with Assad regime’, Erdogan says he told Putin regarding Idlib, Syria
As tensions in Idlib province reach the boiling point, Turkey has asked Russia to let it fight the Syrian government face-to-face, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed.
Turkey & Syria on brink of WAR in Idlib: How did it come to this?
Alarming developments in Syria’s Idlib saw dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in a Syrian airstrike and Ankara responding with own fire and fury. But anyone following the conflict would know the escalation didn’t start overnight.
33 Turkish soldiers confirmed killed in Idlib airstrike as Erdogan chairs emergency meeting on Syria
At least 33 Turkish servicemen have been killed in an airstrike in Syria’s Idlib province, while an unspecified number of soldiers were injured. Turkish officials attributed the strike to the Syrian military.
Israel says it struck Islamic Jihad sites in Gaza and Syria
The Israeli military says it has launched air strikes against a Palestinian militant group in Gaza and Syria in response to rocket fire.
Iran's leaders warn low turnout in election will boost Trump
Voters set to shun Friday’s parliamentary poll in sign of protest or indifference
Donald Trump confirms al-Qaeda leader Qassim al-Rimi has been killed in US operation
President Donald Trump has confirmed al-Qaeda leader Qassim al-Rimi has been killed in a US operation in Yemen.
Turkish teams hunt for quake survivors as death toll hits 38
More than 780 aftershocks reported in eastern Turkey
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.
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
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
