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Iran Nuclear Deal Reviewed As Uncertainty Grows
Iran and major powers were set to review adherence to their 2015 nuclear agreement on Tuesday, as uncertainty grows...
Large Crowds As Australia and New Zealand Mark Anzac Day
Thousands of Australians and New Zealanders, many braving heavy rain, turned out Tuesday to mark the Gallipoli landing...
A Strategic Prize
Syria's Tabqa, which US-backed forces entered Monday, is doubly strategic: it lies on the road to the Islamic State...
Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri Calls For ‘guerrilla War’ In Syria
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on the armed Syrian opposition to wage guerrilla warfare against the...
Ambush Kills Off-Duty Iraqi Soldiers In Anbar Province
Fighters have killed at least 10 off-duty Iraqi soldiers and injured another 20 in an ambush in a part of the country's...
From Aspiring Stylist To Jihadist Widow
Islam Maytat thought marrying an Afghan-British businessman was her ticket to a new life as a fashionista in London....
Syrian Refugees Are New York Tourists For the Day
After fleeing war in Syria and arriving in America with her family four months ago, for one day Mona Hafez is not a...
IS Ambush Kills 10 Iraqi Forces
Islamic State group fighters disguised as soldiers ambushed a government convoy in a remote desert region of western...
Huge Crowds of Shiite Faithful Throng Baghdad Shrine
Hundreds of thousands of Shiite faithful thronged the mausoleum of Imam Kadhim in Baghdad Sunday for the climax of a...
US Defence Secretary Visits Qatar To ‘reinforce’ Ties
The US defence secretary has met Qatar's leader during a visit to the Gulf state, home to the largest American airbase...
US Defence Secretary Visits Key Ally Qatar
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Qatar's emir Saturday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state, home to the...
US To Honour ‘dumb’ Australia Migrant Deal
The United States has confirmed it will be going through with a migrant resettlement plan made with Australia. US...
US Forces Kill IS Leader Blamed For Nightclub Attack
US forces operating in Syria have killed a senior member of the Islamic State group blamed for an attack on a nightclub...
Canada Sets New Sanctions Against Syria After Chemical Attack
Canada announced new sanctions against Syria on Friday targeting officials and entities linked to the use of chemical...
GE Profitable Again In Q1; Oil Earnings Fall
Higher power and aviation earnings helped General Electric return to profitability in the first quarter as it announced...
Indian Pair Jailed For Recruiting, Fundraising For IS
Two men accused of fundraising and recruiting for the Islamic State group in India were sentenced to seven years in...
Qatari Hunting Party Kidnapped In Iraq Freed
A Qatari hunting party kidnapped in southern Iraq in 2015 has been freed and was being handed over to a Qatari...
Iraq Forces Free 11-Year-Old Yazidi Girl In Mosul
Iraqi forces in Mosul have freed an 11-year-old Yazidi girl who was kidnapped and sold as a slave by the Islamic State...
US Defence Chief In Israel For Talks On Iran, Syria
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis visited Israel on Friday for talks expected to focus on Iran, Syria and the two...