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Russia’s Putin hopes talks with Turkey, Iran to create grounds for final Syria crisis resolution

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani he hoped that their three-way talks on Monday would help to bring ‘final’ settlement in the Syrian crisis. “I would like to express a confidence that our talks will be productive and the agreements reached will …

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Rouhani says Aramco attacks were a reciprocal response by Yemen

An attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facilities was a reciprocal measure by “Yemeni people” to assaults on this country, said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday, hours after a Saudi-led coalition said the attacks were carried out with Iranian weapons. “Yemeni people are exercising their legitimate right of defense …

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Video: Man beaten unconscious at Hong Kong protests

There were multiple violent clashes between police and protesters across Hong Kong throughout the weekend, but one shocking incident, in which a middle-aged man was beaten unconscious, has since become viral. Though there were sporadic outbursts of violence reported in the region, one, in particular, saw a group of purported …

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Iraq launches anti-ISIS operation near Saudi border

Iraq’s Joint Operations Command announced on early Monday the start of a military operation to “dry up the sources of terrorism” in the desert areas between the provinces of Anbar and Najaf along the Saudi Arabian border. This marks the latest military campaign Iraq has launched among four other operations …

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