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Residents of NW Syria flee new government offensive
Syrian government forces pressed ahead Monday with a new military assault on the country’s last rebel stronghold that began last week. The ...Saudi court sentences five to death over Khashoggi murder
Five people were sentenced to death Monday over Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, but two top aides to the powerful crown prince ...Poor air quality keeps schools closed in Iran’s capital
Dangerously poor air quality forced Iran’s government on Monday to extend school closures in the capital Tehran, a city home to over ...Sudan opens Darfur crimes probe against Bashir regime figures
Sudan has opened an investigation into crimes committed in the Darfur region by members of the regime of ousted former president Omar ...Afghan president wins 2nd term in preliminary vote count
Afghanistan’s election commission said the president has won a second term, earning 50.64% of a preliminary vote count announced Sunday, but his ...Tens of thousands of civilians flee renewed Syria violence
Tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing bombardment in Syria’s Idlib region, the UN said, as fighting flares in the jihadist bastion ...Scientists claim to find ancient seawall off Israeli coast
An international team of researchers says it has discovered a 7,000-year-old-seawall along Israel’s Mediterranean coast, providing evidence that coastal communities protected themselves ...Fresh clashes in India as death toll hits nine
Fresh clashes between Indian police and demonstrators erupted on Friday after more than a week of deadly unrest triggered by a citizenship ...Warring sides reach humanitarian agreement on key Yemen town
Yemen’s warring parties agreed Thursday to create humanitarian corridors in the key port city of Hodeida, which remains the main entry point ...Donald Trump impeached for abuse of power
President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up ...