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May 28, 2017

Turkish kills 13 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

Turkey’s military killed 13 members of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in air strikes in northern Iraq on Sunday, the military said in a statement. The warplanes struck...

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May 28, 2017

Germany to decide about troop withdrawal from Turkey by mid-June

Germany, whose relations with Turkey have been strained by a series of rows, will decide within two weeks whether to withdraw troops deployed at Turkey’s Incirlik air force base,...

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May 28, 2017

UK working with tech giants to build backdoor to ‘secure’ chats

Britain is making good progress with technology companies on getting access to the encrypted messages of militant suspects, Home Secretary Amber Rudd said on Sunday. Britain has repeatedly complained...

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May 28, 2017

Hezbollah associate pleads guilty to drug money laundering in US

A Lebanese man accused of trying to use his ties to Hezbollah to further a scheme to launder drug money pleaded guilty on Friday in a Brooklyn, New York...

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May 28, 2017

Iran’s Supreme Leader: Saudis will fall

Iran’s hardline Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday Saudi Arabia’s rulers faced “certain downfall” for aligning themselves with the United States, hours after the country’s pragmatist president...

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May 28, 2017

Egypt launches 2nd day of air strikes on Libya

Egypt launched a fresh round of air strikes over Libya on Saturday, Egyptian military sources and an eyewitness told Reuters, targeting militant camps it said were responsible for a...

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May 28, 2017

Libyan extremist group Ansar al-Sharia says it is dissolving

Libyan extremist group Ansar al-Sharia, a group linked to Al-Qaeda, is formally dissolving itself, it said in a statement on Saturday. The group, which Washington says was behind the...

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May 28, 2017

Somali court sentences 5 to death for attempted bombings

A Somali court sentenced five men to death on Saturday after they were caught with a vehicle laden with explosives, a court official said, a rare successful prosecution in...

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May 28, 2017

Iranian film wins top prize at Cannes young talent film competition

A movie by an Iranian who was arrested for his work in Iran won the “Un Certain Regard” competition at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, bolstering the country’s...

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May 28, 2017

Adding fuel to fire, Iran’s Rouhani calls for better Gulf ties with Qatar Emir

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for improved relations with Gulf Arab countries during a telephone call with the emir of Qatar, which has come under fire from...

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