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Pompeo forms 'Iran Action Group' for post-nuke deal policy
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Dozens dead as Taliban attacks Afghanistan's Ghazni
At least 39 fighters and 14 soldiers killed in clashes after armed group entered strategic city near Kabul overnight.
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Iran general warns Trump war would 'destroy all you possess'
An Iranian special forces commander has warned President Donald Trump if the US attacks Iran it "will destroy all that you possess".
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No ‘confusion’: IDF knew intercepted Sukhoi jet was Syrian, not Russian, spokesman confirms
Israeli forces were certain the Sukhoi jet they intercepted with Patriot missiles over the Golan Heights on Tuesday did not belong to the Russian Air Force, an IDF spokesman told media.
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Israel shoots down Syrian fighter jet it says entered Israeli airspace - CNN
Syria said its jet was conducting an operation against "terrorist groups" when it was hit by Israeli fire, according to a state media report.
Trump fires off explosive threat to Iran's leader: 'BE CAUTIOUS!'
President uses exceptionally strong language in all-capitalized tweet, warning Rouhani not to threaten U.S.
Israel evacuates 800 White Helmets from Syria to Jordan
Israel has evacuated some 800 members of the controversial Western-backed White Helmets from Syria to Jordan to be resettled later in the UK, Canada, and Germany, according to statements from Tel Aviv and Amman.
Qatar buys range of arms from Russia, discusses purchase of S-400 missiles
Qatar, which has already negotiated the purchase of AK rifles, grenade launchers and anti-tank missiles from Russia, is also in talks to procure state-of-the-art S-400 systems, the Russian ambassador to the Gulf country has said.
Rouhani says conflict with Iran would be 'mother of all wars'
Rouhani repeated his warning that Iran could shut down the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for international oil supplies.
Palestinian killed in Israeli air raid in Gaza
Three others also wounded in the Israeli strike over the southern Gaza Strip, says health ministry.
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Israel deals 'hardest blow' to Hamas since 2014 Gaza war
Israel has carried out its biggest attack against Hamas militant targets in Gaza since the war in 2014, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.
Israel Patriot missile intercepts unarmed drone from Syria: army
Four fighter jets and two helicopters tracked it, the military said.
Israel closes main Gaza goods crossing in response to arson attacks
Israel has shut the main cargo crossing with the Gaza Strip in retaliation for arson attacks by Palestinians and attempts to infiltrate its territory.
Five years after Morsi, Egyptian economy strengthens amid oppression
Five years after the deposal of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, the country’s long-ailing economy appears to be on the path to recovery. But at what cost?
Transgender TV anchor challenges Pakistani culture from a news desk
Abandoned by her family and stigmatized by society, trans journalist Marvia Malik breaks barriers and challenges discrimination as Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor.
'I feel free like a bird': Saudi women celebrate as driving ban lifted
Celebrations in major cities as clock passes midnight in carefully stage-managed event
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli PM, charged with fraud
In February, police recommended Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on charges of corruption and bribery.
Iran to boost uranium enrichment if nuclear deal fails
Iran says it has begun work on increasing its uranium enrichment capacity, in case its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers collapses.
Iran to unleash refugee wave, Netanyahu warns Germany
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Germany's Angela Merkel Monday that Iranian meddling in the Middle East could touch off massive new refugee flows to Europe, as they clashed about the future of the nuclear deal with Tehran.
At least 16 dead in Afghanistan blast as officials try to dispose of explosives
Elsewhere in Afghanistan, Taliban attacks that began Monday in Ghazni province have continued
