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Israeli PM expects more Arab countries to follow UAE

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he expects "additional countries" to normalize their relations with Israel following last week's announce

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Lebanese president says no delay in Beirut blast investigations

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that there is no delay in investigations into the explosions that rocked Beirut on August 4, the National News Agency reported."We need time to find ou

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U.S. calls for credible probe into 'overwhelming' Beirut blast

The United States called on Saturday for a transparent and credible investigation into the massive port blast in Beirut that killed 178 people and said Lebanon could ne

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Putin proposes urgent 7-state online summit on Iran, Gulf

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, August 11, 2020. /Reuters Russian P

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U.S. retail bankruptcy: COVID-19 crisis or risk exposure?

Editor's note: COVID-19: Economic Analysis is a series of articles comprising experts' views on developing micro and macroeconomic situations around the globe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.U.S. retai

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Turkey vows further drilling in east Med as Greece row escalates

On Monday, Turkey sent its Oruc Reis research vessel to carry out exploratory drilling in the contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean. /Ozan Kose/AFP Turkey vowed to continue searching f

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Unilateralism, bullying pose real challenge to int'l order: Chinese FM

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the real challenge to the current international order and system is that the United States, the strongest cou

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China's top court permits class-action lawsuits after Luckin scandal

01:58 China's Supreme Court has approved regulations and amendments that would permit millions of investors to file class-action lawsuits and serious action on capital

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Almost half of Germans support reduction of U.S. troops in Germany: survey

Forty-seven percent of German citizens generally supported a reduction of U.S. troops in Germany, according to a survey published by the market research institute YouGo

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Pompeo, Taliban negotiator discuss Afghan peace process

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video meeting on Monday with Taliban's chief negotiator, Mullah Baradar Akhund, to discuss the state of the Afghanistan peace process, an insurgent spokesma

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China urges U.S. to withdraw Xinjiang-related sanctions

A customer visits a store in the "Dove Lane" in the old town Tuancheng of Hotan City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Sadat)

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Iran says it has arrested head of U.S.-based 'terrorist group'

Iran said Saturday it has arrested the head of a U.S.-based "terrorist group" accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing in the southern city of Shiraz and of other

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Chinese tennis ace Wang Qiang withdraws from U.S. Open

Wang Qiang of China in the Australian Open competition Melbourne, Australia, January 26, 2020. /VCG Chinese top female tennis player Wang Qiang announced on Saturday that she will not attend t

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Twitter survey reveals the subscription options it’s eyeing, including an ‘Undo Send’ button

Earlier this month, Twitter told investors it’s considering a subscription model as a means of generating additional revenue to support its business. Now we know what sort of value-add features

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Trump administration sends federal agents to three more cities

The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it's sending federal agents to three more cities to deal with what it has called "violent crime." Attorney General

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U.S. to withdraw 11,900 troops from Germany: Pentagon

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2020 shows the Pentagon seen from an airplane over Washington, D.C., the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)The reposition announcement came as relations between Washington and Ber

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US to bring 6,400 troops home from Germany, move 5,600 more

Spurred on by President Donald Trump’s demand to pull troops out of Germany, the U.S. will bring about 6,400 forces home and shift about 5,600 to other countries in Eur