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Taliban warn Trump of 'shameful defeat'
In an open letter to the new US president, the group said nothing has been achieved in 15 years of occupation except bloodshed and destruction.

In an open letter to the new US president, the group said nothing has been achieved in 15 years of occupation except bloodshed and destruction.

The Trump administration pledges that the US will prevent China's constructions in South China Sea.

Recently sworn in as the president of the United States, Donald Trump has already proven to be a “co-president” of Israel.

Palestinians hold a protest to demand the remains of a Bedouin villager killed by Israeli forces during a demolition raid.

US Representative Mike Pompeo has been approved as the new director of the CIA amid a rift between the intelligence community and new President Donald Trump.

Saudi Arabia is on a cyber attack alert after the kingdom’s labor ministry and chemicals firms report hacks.

A new report says Takfiri terrorists in Nigeria carry infants in their bombing attacks to slip past security in the guise of civilians.

US-led airstrikes have killed more than 800 Syrian civilians since over two years ago, says a UK-based monitoring group.

The mayor of the British capital has issued a "very high" air pollution warning for the first time while other cities across the country are also suffering from a high level of pollutants.

Donald Trump’s presidency “marks end of old world order” says German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Britain rejects reports that a missile was misfired, possibly towards the United States, during a test of its nuclear weapons last year.

Iran says it has achieved self-sufficiency in production two strategic petrochemical products which are widely used in production of a variety of industrial foams and related materials.

Senator Marco Rubio says he will back President Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson.

Protesters clash with regime forces in Bahrain over the ruling Al Khalifah regime's crackdown on political dissidents.

Opposition parties in Venezuela hold their first protest rallies in 2017, calling for early elections.
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The Kuwaiti foreign minister plans to visit Iran soon to deliver a written message by the [P]GCC to the Islamic Republic, a report says.

The Iraqi forces wrest control of all of eastern Mosul.

Israelis could assassinate Donald Trump if he would not toe the Israeli line, an American analyst says.