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Controversy Trailing Him, Trump Heads For Israeli-Palestinian Talks

US President Donald Trump heads for Israel and the Palestinian territories Monday as part of his first trip abroad...

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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kanter Says Detained ‘for Anti-Erdogan’ Views

Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter was detained and released Saturday at a Romanian airport after being told his...

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US, Saudi Arabia Sign $110b Arms Deal Amid Trump Visit

On the first stop of his inaugural foreign trip, President Donald Trump signed his name Saturday to a nearly $110...

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Smith Lauds Youngsters For Pune’s IPL Cricket Success

Rising Pune Supergiant might be packed with cricketing heavyweights, but skipper Steve Smith Saturday credited the...

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US, Saudi Agree Arms Deals Worth Almost $110 Billion

Washington has agreed arms deals with Saudi Arabia worth almost $110 billion, a White House official said Saturday, the...

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A Moderate Cleric Open To the World

President Hassan Rouhani, who won re-election on Saturday, has spent three decades at the heart of Iran's revolutionary...

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Trump Starts Foreign Tour In Saudi As Scandals Mount At Home

US President Donald Trump landed in Saudi Arabia Saturday for the start of an eight-day foreign tour, taking his first...

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Results Show Iran’s Rouhani Headed For Re-Election

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was on track for a convincing election victory with voters seeming to back his efforts...

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Trump Aims To Mend Muslim Ties On First Foreign Trip

US President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild relations with the Muslim world on his first foreign trip starting...

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North Korea Denies Role In Global Cyberattack

North Korea on Friday angrily dismissed reports linking its isolated regime to the global cyberattack that held...

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As Trump Sets Out, US and Saudi Arabia Blacklist ‘terrorist’

As US President Donald Trump prepared to head to Saudi Arabia on Friday, Washington and Riyadh issued their first...

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What’s At Stake In Iran’s Presidential Election?

Iran's presidential election Friday is effectively a choice between moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani and hardline...

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Sudan’s Bashir To Skip Trump-Muslim Summit

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, will not join an Islamic summit...

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Chinese Jets Intercept US Aircraft Over East China Sea, US Says

Two Chinese Sukhoi Su-30 jets have conducted an "unprofessional" intercept of a US aircraft, the US military said. The...

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Saudi Looks To Assert Regional Role With Trump Summit

Saudi Arabia is looking to assert its regional leadership against Iran by hosting a summit between visiting US...

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Palestinians Taking Trump Efforts Seriously

The Palestinians are taking seriously Donald Trump's efforts to help resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict, a...

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Trump Administration Launches NAFTA Renegotiation Process

US President Donald Trump's administration formally notified Congress on Wednesday of its intent to renegotiate the...

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Turkey Wants US Envoy To Leave

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has accused a senior US diplomat of backing Kurdish militants and said he...

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NATO Chief Says ‘trusts All Allies’ On Intelligence Sharing

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that he had complete confidence in allies' sharing of sensitive intelligence,...