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Iraq arrests 14 suspects, including wedding hall owner, after fatal fire

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The security forces of Iraq's Kurdistan region, upon an order of the Iraqi government, have detained the owner of a wedding hall in Al-Hamdaniya District in Nineveh Province where about 100 people died in a fire, Iraqi media reported.
Europe

Over half of Karabakh population fled: Armenia

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More than 65,000 Armenians have fled Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia, Yerevan announced Thursday, as the exodus continues from the breakaway enclave which Azerbaijan recaptured last week in a lighting offensive.
Americas

Rights group sues US gov’t in order to block Israel’s entry to visa waiver programme

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A leading Arab American rights group sued the US government and called on a federal court to halt any further actions admitting Israel into the visa waiver programme (VWP). It stressed that Tel Aviv is not eligible for entry because it is discriminating against Palestinian Americans.
Europe

Russia calls on Armenian leadership to remember plight of countries that pinned future on US

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has advised the Armenian leadership to remember what he described as the unenviable fate of countries that relied on Washington.
Middle East

Arab family of five killed as crime rates in Israel soar

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Five members of an Arab family were shot dead in their home in Israel, police announced on Wednesday, in the latest wave of crime-related killings in Israel's Arab communities that has reached a new peak this year.
Americas

US sanctions entities and individuals based in Iran and three other countries over Tehran’s drone program

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The US announced sanctions against an Iranian company as well as companies in China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates for allegedly supporting Tehran’s drone program by supplying critical components.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 581

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Middle East

Bahrain court sentences over a dozen who protested prison conditions during Covid

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Bahrain sentenced 13 political prisoners who protested against medical negligence in their prison at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, a rights group has reported.
Asia

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan transferred to another jail after custody extended

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been moved to a jail near capital Islamabad after a court extended his custody by two more weeks in a state secrets case related to his 2022 removal.
Europe

Kremlin reminds Hillary Clinton of ‘overload gaffe’ in response to Putin jab

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The Kremlin has hit back at former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who had needled Russian President Vladimir Putin over NATO expansion.
Middle East

Saudi envoy cancels Al-Aqsa visit after backlash over possible normalization with Israel

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Saudi Arabia's non-resident ambassador to Palestine has postponed a planned visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque following criticism by some Palestinians who viewed the visit as validating the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem. Some called for the Saudi delegation to be prevented from entering the mosque.
Europe

Yerevan says over a third of Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenians fled region

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More than a third of the 120,000 ethnic Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh have fled the region as part of an exodus triggered by a military offensive which brought the enclave back under Azerbaijan’s control, Yerevan announced on Wednesday.
Middle East

Egypt elections: Dozens of campaign volunteers of Sisi rival captured

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Egyptian security forces have detained at least 73 members of the election campaign of opposition politician and former MP Ahmed Tantawi, a local rights group has reported.
Middle East

Israeli tourism minister arrives in Saudi Arabia in first public visit

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The Israeli tourism minister has travelled to Riyadh for a United Nations conference, his office has confirmed, describing the visit as the first public trip to Saudi Arabia by an Israeli cabinet member.
Europe

Azerbaijan says ready to organize UN mission to Karabakh

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The authorities of Azerbaijan are ready to organize a visit of a UN mission to Nagorno-Karabakh, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said during a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Americas

Over half of American oppose defence pact with Saudi Arabia: Poll

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More than half of American voters oppose a defence pact with Saudi Arabia that would commit Washington to send forces to defend the kingdom in the event it is attacked, a survey shows.
Middle East

More than 100 killed, dozens injured as fire rips through wedding party in Iraq

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A fire at a wedding in northern Iraq has killed over 100 people and injured 150 others, local authorities have confirmed.
Europe

Scores die in Nagorno-Karabakh blast as Armenians flee region

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At least 125 people were killed in a Monday explosion at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh, according to Armenian media reports on Tuesday night. The blast took place as tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians were fleeing the region ahead of its takeover by Azerbaijan.
Int'l Relations

Iran urges international community to stand up to Netanyahu’s ‘nuclear rhetoric’

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Iran has called on the international community to stand up to "nuclear rhetoric" by the Israeli regime, which recently called for a "nuclear threat" against Tehran.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 580

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Asia

China censures Iran-related sanctions by US

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Beijing has blasted a recent move by Washington to impose a new round of sanctions against a number of Chinese individuals and entities over accusations of providing Tehran with drone production materials.
Middle East

Syria urges US, Europe to end ‘economic terrorism’

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Syria has called for the lifting of sanctions imposed by Washington and its European allies on other countries, describing them as “economic terrorism”, which must end.
Middle East

Saudi delegation visits West Bank for first time in three decades

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Saudi Arabia, which has engaged in US-brokered talks with Israel to potentially normalise relations, Tuesday sent a delegation to the occupied West Bank for the first time in 30 years.
Middle East

US says it captured Daesh official in Syria after helicopter raid

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The United States Central Command says its forces have captured an ISIS official after conducting a helicopter raid in northern Syria.
Americas

Hillary Clinton says Putin hates US, Russia to interfere in 2024 election

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Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has reportedly said that Russian President Vladimir Putin "hates" the US. She has claimed that Moscow will interfere in the 2024 election, repeating never-proven allegations from 2016 and 2020.
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