Gaza lockdown takes hold amid 1st virus cases in community
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A 48-hour curfew took hold Tuesday in the Gaza Strip for the first time since the start of...
Russia says armoured vehicle attacked during patrol in Syria – Ifax
MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A Russian armoured vehicle was attacked during a joint Russian-Turkish patrol in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, Russia's Defence Ministry...
Three killed, 41 wounded in Taliban truck bomb in Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents set off a truck bomb on Tuesday in an attack on Afghan army commandos, killing three people...
Turkey detains IS suspect planning ‘sensational’ attack
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police in Istanbul have detained a suspected Islamic State group militant who was allegedly planning a “sensational” attack in the...
Iran’s Rouhani says talks possible, if U.S. returns to 2015 nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) - If the United Sates wants an agreement with Iran, first it should return to Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with six powers...
Sudan says transitional government not mandated to normalise ties with Israel – spokesman
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that the country's transitional government was not...
Iran dismisses demands beyond nuke deal as IAEA head visits
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran won't accept any additional demands beyond its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, the country's top nuclear official declared...
Syria’s Assad designates Arnous to form a new government, presidency says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad designated Hussein Arnous to form a new government, the Syrian presidency said on Tuesday, following a parliamentary...
Greece says wants dialogue with Turkey but will defend sovereign rights
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is ready for a dialogue to help dissolve tensions with Turkey over energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean but the...
Israel bombs Gaza militants in response to fire balloons
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military said it bombed militant positions in the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday in response to incendiary balloons launched into...
