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US urges UN to adopt Trump's comprehensive approach to IranU.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley is urging the U.N. Security Council to adopt the Trump administration's comprehensive approach to Iran and address all aspects of what she calls its "destructive conduct" _ not just the 2015 nuclear deal
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The Latest: White House sees new phase in Syria after RaqqaThe White House says the imminent liberation of the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa will open a new phase in the Syrian conflict
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Turkey: Iraqi Kurds 'miscalculated' with independence voteTurkey says Iraq's retaking of the northern city of Kirkuk from Kurdish forces earlier this week has rectified the Kurds' "mistake" in holding a non-binding referendum on independence last month
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Iraq's Kurdish region postpones electionsKurdish media says Iraqi Kurdish officials have postponed elections for parliament and president of the autonomous region in the wake of the withdrawal of Kurdish forces from disputed regions across northern and eastern Iraq
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Al-Qaida set to gain as Islamic State disintegratesAl-Qaida looks to regain the mantle of global jihad as the Islamic State group disintegrates
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A members of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) checks a would-be car bomb at the stadium that was the site of Islamic State fighters' last stand in the city of Raqqa, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. SDF were removing land mines and clearing roads in the northern city a day after commanders said they had driven the Islamic State group from its de facto capital. (AP Photo/Asmaa Waguih)
US-backed Syrian forces clear Raqqa after driving out ISUS-backed forces removing land mines, clearing roads in Raqqa, a day after taking city from IS, spokesman says
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5.2-magnitude earthquake jolts southern IranIran's semi-official ISNA news agency says a 5.2-magnitude earthquake has jolted the southern Kerman province
The Associated Press6 hours ago
Israel finds a welcome audience with Christian journalistsUnpopular with liberals, media, Israel's nationalist government finds close friend among world's evangelical Christians
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Israel to keep funding feeding ground for migrating pelicansIsrael's ministry of agriculture says it will continue funding a pet project to feed thousands of Great White Pelicans who fly annually over the country
The Associated Press7 hours ago
Saudi carrier launches direct flight to Iraq after 27 yearsSaudi budget-carrier flynas has launched the first direct flight between the kingdom and Iraq since the Gulf War 27 years ago, marking another move by the kingdom to improve ties with its neighbor in an attempt to blunt rival Iran's vast influence there
The Associated Press8 hours ago
Iran top leader urges Europe to do more to back nuclear dealIran's supreme leader says Europe should do more to back nuclear deal after President Trump refused to re-certify it
The Associated Press8 hours ago
Israeli army arrests 2 Palestinians, shuts 8 media companiesIsraeli military arrests 2 Palestinians, closes 8 media outlets in West Bank on suspicion of incitement to violence
The Associated Press14 hours ago
A picture of Massoud Barzani, the President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, hangs at a checkpoint manned by Kurdish security forces on the outskirts of Irbil, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. Kurdish forces lost more territory in Iraq on Tuesday, withdrawing from the town of Sinjar a day after Iraqi forces pushed them out of the disputed city of Kirkuk. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
Iraqi gov't assumes control after Kurds leave disputed areasKurdish forces pulled out of disputed areas across northern and eastern Iraq a day after handing Kirkuk over to federal forces amid a tense standoff following last month's vote for independence
The Associated Press19 hours ago
This frame grab from video released Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 and provided by Hawar News Agency, a Syrian Kurdish activist-run media group, shows fighters from the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) celebrating their victory in Raqqa, Syria. U.S.-backed Syrian forces liberated the city of Raqqa from Islamic State militants on Tuesday, a senior commander for the force said, adding that clearing operations were underway to remove land mines left behind and search for the extremist group's sleeper cells. (Hawar News Agency via AP)
US-backed forces celebrate fall of IS 'capital,' RaqqaU.S.-backed Syrian forces celebrated in the devastated streets of Raqqa after gaining control of the northern city that once was the heart of the Islamic State's self-styled caliphate
The Associated Press19 hours ago
Some 275 militants and their family members surrendered
The Latest: UN says Raqqa liberation from IS is game changerThe Latest: A regional director of the United Nations' food-assistance branch has described the liberation of the Syrian stronghold of Raqqa from Islamic State militants as a "game changer" for humanitarian efforts in Syria
The Associated Press23 hours ago
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AP Online - International NewsFormer hostage says his American wife was rushed to hospitalFILE - In this file image from video released by Taliban Media in December 2016, Caitlan Coleman talks in the video while her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle holds their two children. The couple and their three children were rescued Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2017, five years after the couple was abducted in Afghanistan on a backpacking trip. The children were born in captivity. (Taliban Media via AP)
AP Online National NewsManhunt underway for gunman in Maryland office park shootingThis photo provided by the Maryland State Police shows Radee Labeeb Prince, who police are looking for after they said he opened fire with a handgun at the Emmorton Business Park in the Edgewood area of Harford County, Md., Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, and then fled. (Maryland State Police via AP)
AP Online Top Business Short HeadlinesA short-term health deal by senators _ but Trump a questionSen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., center, leaves a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, after he and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., say they have the "basic outlines" of a bipartisan deal to resume payments to health insurers that President Donald Trump has blocked. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Online Top Political Short HeadlinesThe Latest: Trump questions presidents' calls to bereavedPresident Donald Trump points to a reporter to ask a question during a media availability in the Rose Garden with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., after their meeting at the White House, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Premium Entertainment - Other'Project Runway' fashion designer Mychael Knight diesFILE - In this May 5, 2007 file photo, Mychael Knight arrives at the 133rd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Knight, who was a finalist on the popular competition show "Project Runway," has died at age 39. Knight's friend Jerris Madison confirmed Knight died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, outside of Atlanta surrounded by family and friends. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon, File)
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