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The United Nations is looking at legal boundaries to determine if violence against Rohingya Muslims constitutes genocide. Jyoti Sanghera, Asia...

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Russia Considers Retaliation Against US-funded News Outlets

by Maria Michela D'alessandro

MOSCOW, Russia - As Washington and Moscow are locked in a bitter information war, media outlets are caught in the...

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Key Decisions to Be Made at China’s 19th Party Congress

by Liz Chen

China’s President Xi Jinping is under the spotlight this week. On Wednesday, the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist...

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Iran’s Khamenei Threatens to ‘Shred’ Nuclear Deal if US Pulls Out

Iranian supreme leader has said his country will "shred" the 2015 nuclear deal with the U.S. and five other European...

Kurdistan Kurdish Khanaqin Iraqi troops Kirkuk

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Iraqi Troops Recapture Kurdish-held Towns Along Iranian Border

The brewing feud between Kurdistan and Iraq's central government culminated this week after Iraqi troops, backed by Shiite militias, overrun oil-rich...

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Civilian Casualties Escalate Amid Resurgence of War in Afghanistan

by Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan - Just weeks into the announcement of the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan, a sudden surge in casualties...

Kirkuk Iraqi troops Kurdistan independence referendum

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Iraqi Troops Seize Key Kirkuk Sites as Tensions Rise Over Kurdish Independence

The Iraqi government asserted control over the disputed city of Kirkuk, sending troops to seize key locations in and around...

Middle East

US Calls on Parties to Avoid Provocations in Kirkuk that Can Be Exploited by ‘Enemies’

Washington is concerned by reported violence near Kirkuk and urges Iraqi and Kurdish authorities to avoid provocations that can be...

Daphne Caruana Gazilia Malta journalist killing

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Journalist Who Took on Corrupt Individuals Murdered

2017/10/16

A leading Maltese journalist and blogger who made enemies by reporting on corrupt individuals, including politicians, has been murdered in...

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: AP

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State Dept: US Engaged With Iraqi, Kurdish Authorities to De-escalate Tensions in Kirkuk

2017/10/15

The United States is engaging with Iraqi and Kurdish authorities to resolve the conflict situation in Kirkuk, a State Department official...

Battle of Raqqa is Down to 3 Neighborhoods, US Coalition Envoy Says

Middle East

Final Assault on Syria’s Raqqa Begins After Some ISIS Fighters Evacuated

by Fergus Kelly

2017/10/15

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces launched a final assault to capture the remaining Islamic State-held areas of Raqqa on Sunday...

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Catalonia Riddled With Tension, Uncertainty Amid Independence Turmoil

by Marina Watson Pelaez

2017/10/16

When 47-year-old photographer Mertxe Alarcon went to her parent’s home in Tarragona to celebrate her father’s 78th birthday last week,...

Kurdistan Representative: Sanctions, Threats Don’t Work on Us

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Kurdistan Representative: Int’l Community Should Help De-escalate Tensions Over Kirkuk

2017/10/13

The international community should help de-escalate tensions between Baghdad and Erbil over Kirkuk as the region is hovering on the...

Rohingya refugees have been forced to flee Myanmar for neighboring Bangladesh

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Over Thousand Rohingya Children Arrive in Bangladesh Alone

2017/10/13

More than a thousand Rohingya children who fled violence in Myanmar and arrived in Bangladesh traveled alone and are currently...

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Stranded in Indonesia, Refugees are Losing Hope for Resettlement

by Ainur Rohmah

2017/10/14

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Kamal Hussein Arakani, a Rohingya refugee who has lived in Indonesia for 7 years, says he surrendered to...

Iranian Foreign Minister and foreign ministers of major world powers stand for a photo after reaching a historic nuclear deal in 2015 that dropped sanctions in exchange for IAEA monitoring

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Trump Won’t Recertify Iran’s Compliance with the Nuclear Deal

by Joanne Stocker

2017/10/13

The White House said Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump will not certify Iran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, the...

U.S. Consulate Staffer Arrested in Turkey Over Espionage

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US Demands Turkey Release Evidence Explaining Arrest of Consular Staff

The Turkish government should present evidence that the arrested U.S. consular staff was involved in terrorist activities, U.S Department of...

An Iranian Shahab-2 missile. The US has passed sanctions against Iran for its ballistics program.

Middle East

US House Committee Introduces New Iran Sanctions Bill

by Joanne Stocker

The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday introduced a new bill that would expand sanctions against Iran over its...

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Fatah and Hamas Agree to Reconciliation Deal in Cairo

by Joanne Stocker

The Palestinian parties Fatah and Hamas signed a reconciliation deal in Cairo on Thursday, agreeing to hold elections and establish...

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Pakistani Troops Free 5 Foreigners Held by Haqqani Network for 5 Years