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After defecting, Iran’s only female Olympic medalist seeks new life in Germany

LÜNEN, Germany (AP) — Iran’s only female Olympic medalist said Friday she wants to compete for Germany after defecting from…

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Ottoman descendants in South Africa eagerly await Turkish citizenship

CAPETOWN Some of the many families of Ottoman origin now residing in South Africa are eager to receive Turkish citizenship…

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The Wuhan coronavirus has hit Xinjiang, where China has imprisoned at least 1 million Uighur Muslims. Its filthy detention camps will make inmates sitting ducks.

The Wuhan coronavirus has reached Xinjiang in western China, prompting fears that the million Uighur Muslims detained in prison camps…

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Trump Has an Iran Strategy. This Is It.

President Trump’s strategy to confront Iran is easy to understand: impose maximum pressure to gain maximum leverage ahead of negotiations…

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At least 21 dead, more than 1032 injured in Turkey earthquake

At least 21 people died and more than 1032 were injured in eastern Turkey after an earthquake rattled the region…

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband says there was ‘no breakthrough’ during meeting with Boris Johnson

Richard Ratcliffe and his five-year-old daughter Gabriella met the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to discuss Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s…

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Top US Iran envoy: We will kill Soleimani’s successor if another American is murdered

The Trump administration’s top envoy for Iran just put assassination back on the table when he said the US will…

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Iranian Student Turned Back at Airport, Sparking Protest

An Iranian student was turned away from Boston’s Logan International Airport on Monday, sparking protests over the latest in a…

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Turkey Slams Greece for ‘Illegally’ Arming 16 Aegean Islands

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar asked Greece to demilitarize 16 Aegean islands near Turkey he claims were illegally armed, in…

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Can Europe take back control of the Iran nuclear deal?

London, United Kingdom – When President Donald Trump decided to unilaterally withdraw the United States from the nuclear deal between…

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Jailed British-Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert rejected Iran’s offer to work as a spy

Iran tried to recruit the British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert as a spy for Tehran in exchange for her release, but…

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U.S. Looks to Maintain Pressure on Iran as Tensions Cool

With open hostilities between Iran and the U.S. subsiding for now, the Trump administration is seeking to keep pressure on…

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Far-right party in Belgium demands removal of Turkish banners

A far-right political party in Belgium’s Ghent province demanded that banners in Turkish and Arabic, which were prepared to inform…

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German army translator on trial over spying for Iran

A German-Afghan translator for the German army goes on trial on Monday, along with his wife, on charges of spying…

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The Observer view on the EU’s weakness on the world stage

It has been a difficult start to 2020 for the EU and the new European commission, which took office last…

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Senate Democrats say measure to rein in Trump on Iran will pass

US Senate Democrats said on Tuesday they had enough votes in the Republican-controlled Senate to pass a resolution curbing President…

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Rouhani warns foreign forces in Middle East ‘may be in danger’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told foreign powers to withdraw their forces from the Middle East, warning they “may be in danger”…

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Pompeo calls Soleimani killing part of broader strategy

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the killing of top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was part of a…

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Iran’s foreign minister pulls out of forum, averting chance meeting with U.S. officials

Iran’s foreign minister has canceled an expected appearance at next week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, organizers said Tuesday,…

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Iran says U.S. bears blame for Iranian forces shooting down plane

Iran said Tuesday that dozens of people had been arrested over the Islamic Republic’s apparently unintentional shooting down of a…

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