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Iraqi forces make fresh gains in, around Mosul
Iraqi army forces and their allied fighters have liberated four more neighborhoods inside Mosul and five villages near the city.

Iraqi army forces and their allied fighters have liberated four more neighborhoods inside Mosul and five villages near the city.

American Indians and their supporters are rallying in Washington against continued construction of the disputed Dakota Access pipeline.

The airstrikes targeted a market in Hudaydah province.

EU leaders are deeply divided over a plan to build unity in the bloc after Brexit.

The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, denounces an Israeli bill silencing mosques.

The Syrian government has called on the United Nations to force Turkey into leaving the Arab country’s territory.

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said has not “seen any evidence whatsoever to substantiate” President Donald Trump’s wire tapping claims.

An analyst says a US raid on Yemen in late January was obviously a huge mistake that produced no intelligence.

Russia says US spy agencies must provide answers over recent leaks about the CIA’s hacking techniques.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed close ties between Moscow and Ankara on the Syria crisis.

The Saudi Interior Ministry says police shot dead a man in the predominantly Shia region of Qatif.

US Vice President Pence has said the Trump administration will "use the full force of the law" to go after those involved in WikiLeaks' latest episode.

An activist says a US decision to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia is "farcical" and "a strategic mistake," and Washington should realize it cannot continue to do business with "the Wahhabi terror entity."

Iran rejects as baseless claims by the Arab League foreign ministers about the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.

The Sikorsky S-76 helicopter came down shortly after takeoff from Istanbul's Ataturk airport.

The China National Tourism Administration has ordered local travel agencies to stop selling tours to South Korea.

The Israeli army shells several sites in the southern Gaza Strip.

Linde Chief Executive Office Aldo Belloni says his company has revived plant-engineering contracts in Iran but cannot work on them due to money transfer problems.