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Around 30 Muslim leaders from across Europe gathered on Sunday for a rally against terror in Berlin at the site of a deadly truck attack...More
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Afghanistan and Pakistan will conduct joint military operations against militants' safe havens on both sides of the border, a spokesman of...More
A quartet of Arab nations said early on Wednesday they had received Qatar's response to their demands for ending a diplomatic crisis...More
Iran will be allowed to set up temporary consulates in Saudi Arabia during the hajj pilgrimage despite the absence of diplomatic ties...More
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Italy's interior minister called on other European countries on Sunday to open their ports to rescue ships ahead of talks with France and...More
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Islamic State's leaders used spies to root out suspected enemies in their ranks in the countdown to this month's U.S.-led attack on their...More
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The Trump administration expects to launch a limited version of its travel ban on six mostly Muslim countries on Thursday, but has yet to...More
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