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Rumbling volcano shuts down Philippine capital
Schools and businesses shut across the Philippine capital on Monday as a volcano belched clouds of ash across the city and seismologists ...Libya truce holds amid reports of violations by both sides
Libya’s rival governments were sticking to an internationally brokered cease-fire that began Sunday, even as immediate reports of violations by both sides ...Trump warns Iran not to kill protesters, door still open to talks
US President Donald Trump warned Iran Sunday against killing protesters who have risen up over the regime’s downing of a civilian airliner ...Flights halted, evacuations as Philippine volcano spews ash
Philippine authorities warned Sunday a volcano near the capital Manila could erupt imminently, hours after it sent a massive column of ash ...Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukraine passenger jet
Iran said Saturday it “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people on board, in an abrupt about-turn after ...Oman’s Sultan Qaboos dies; cousin Haitham named successor
Oman’s culture minister Haitham bin Tariq has been sworn in as royal ruler after the death of his cousin Sultan Qaboos, who ...US rejects Iraq request to discuss troop withdrawal
The United States on Friday rejected a request by Iraq’s caretaker prime minister to send a delegation to start preparations to pull ...Donald Trump seeks support in Iran crisis but Europe skeptical
With tensions soaring after he ordered the killing of a top Iranian general, US President Donald Trump publicly urged all other powers ...US believes Iran military accidentally shot down Ukraine airliner
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had “suspicions” about the crash of a Ukrainian airliner outside Tehran that killed all 176 ...Australia bushfires flare as heatwave brings renewed misery
Bushfires flared in southern Australia on Thursday as a heatwave expected to bring renewed misery set in, and officials warned some areas ...