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Dozens killed in airstrikes on Syrian city of RaqqaSyrian state media and opposition activists report airstrikes on the northern city of Raqqa have killed dozens of civilians
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Iran says only 5 days needed to ramp up uranium enrichmentIranian state television is quoting the country's atomic chief as saying the Islamic Republic would need only five days to ramp up its uranium enrichment to 20 percent _ a level at which the material could start to be used for a nuclear weapon
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Lebanon launched third phase of attack against IS militantsThe Lebanese Armed Forces say they have launched the third phase of a broad offensive to capture areas controlled by the Islamic State group on the border with Syria
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On Afghanistan's front lines, US commanders await more menDeep in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, where Afghan troops are on the front lines against Taliban and Islamic State fighters, U.S. military commanders say they needs more forces to better train the local army
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FILE -- In this Nov. 15, 2015, file photo, Lebanese Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk holds a press conference at the police headquarter in Beirut, Lebanon. Machnouk said Monday that the country's police intelligence played a major role in foiling a plot to bring down an Emirati passenger plane that was supposed to take off from Sydney in Australia to the United Arab Emirate capital of Abu Dhabi. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lebanon says it helped foil plot to down plane in AustraliaLebanon's interior minister says the country's police intelligence played a major role in foiling a plot to bring down an Emirati passenger plane that was supposed to take off from Australia
The Associated Press16 hours ago
Belgian special forces soldiers sit on a rooftop with a guided-missile launcher, a few miles from the frontline, in the village of Abu Ghaddur, east of Tal Afar, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have launched a multi-pronged assault to retake the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, marking the next phase in the country's war on the Islamic State group. Tal Afar and the surrounding area is one of the last pockets of IS-held territory in Iraq after victory was declared in July in Mosul, the country's second-largest city. (AP Photo/Balint Szlanko)
Iraqi forces close in on IS-held town west of MosulThe U.S.-led coalition says Iraqi forces have made significant progress as they close in on the Islamic State-held town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul
The Associated Press18 hours ago
US defense official says Navy chief orders wide investigation of Pacific fleet after two recent collisionsUS defense official says Navy chief orders wide investigation of Pacific fleet after two recent collisions
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Emirates approves new 'sin tax' to boost government revenueThe United Arab Emirates has issued a new law that imposes taxes on tobacco products, energy drinks and soft drinks to boost revenue and help offset the impact of lower oil prices
The Associated Press20 hours ago
Egypt officials: Militants kill soldier, policeman in SinaiEgypt officials: Soldier, policeman killed in attacks by suspected Islamic militants in northern Sinai
The Associated Press22 hours ago
Qatar denies blocking Saudi planes ferrying pilgrims to hajjQatar denies allegation it's blocking Saudi planes from transporting Qataris to hajj pilgrimage
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Defense Secretary James Mattis attends a news conference, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The Latest: Trump to address nation Monday on AfghanistanTrump to reveal plan for war in Afghanistan in national address Monday night
The Associated Press1 day ago
The Latest: UN says thousands will flee Tal Afar operationU.N. warns thousands of civilians will flee Islamic State-held Tal Afar and surrounding areas as Iraqi security forces begin operation to retake town
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, to the right of the podium, is joined by top U.S. and Afghan military leaders for the launch of the Afghan Army’s new special operations corp on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at Camp Morehead, a training base southeast of Kabul. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)
Trump will address path forward on AfghanistanWhite House announces that President Donald Trump would address the nation's troops and the American people Monday night to update the path forward in Afghanistan and South Asia
The Associated Press1 day ago
Tensions rise within Yemen's rebel allianceA long-simmering power struggle between Yemen's Shiite rebels and a former president has burst into the open, threatening to undermine their alliance against the internationally-recognized government and its Saudi-led backers
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Palestinians await 'clear vision' from US on peace talksA spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinians are still waiting for a "clear vision" from the United States on resuming peace talks with Israel as President Donald Trump's envoys are set to visit
The Associated Press1 day ago
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AP Online - International NewsFrench police rule out terror in van's fatal bus stop hitsFrench police cordon off the area after a van, center, rammed into two bus stops in the French port city of Marseille, southern France, Monday Aug.21, 2017. A van rammed into two bus stops in the French port city of Marseille on Monday, killing one person and injuring another, a police official said. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
AP Online Top U.S. News Short Headlines'A primal experience': Americans dazzled by solar eclipseA partial solar eclipse appears over the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Online - International News10 sailors missing in collision between US warship, tankerIn this photo released by the Royal Malaysian Navy, the U.S guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen after a collision, off Johor, Malaysia, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. A number of U.S. sailors were missing after a collision between the USS John S. McCain and a tanker early Monday east of Singapore, the second accident involving a ship from the Navy's 7th Fleet in the Pacific in two months. (Royal Malaysian Navy via AP)
AP Online National NewsSummer hike turns tragic when parents tumble off cliffThis Oct. 12, 2016, photo shows the Cattaraugus Creek through the Erie County side of Zoar Valley in Gowanda, N.Y. When a Buffalo, New York, family left for a weekend outing, they headed for the Zoar Valley Gorge. But a summer hike turned tragic when both parents, Amanda and William Green, were found dead Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at the bottom of a gorge, and both of their young sons were hospitalized. (Rick Miller/Times Herald via AP)
AP Online - International NewsThe Latest: Spain says man slain by cops was terror driverArmed police officers stand guard near Subirats, Spain, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. A police operation was underway Monday in an area west of Barcelona, and a Spanish newspaper reports that the fugitive in the city's van attack has been captured. Regional police said officers shot a man wearing a possible explosives belt in Subirats, a small town 45 kilometers (28 miles) west of Barcelona. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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