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IMF chief says more unity needed in Lebanon on reforms

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Friday she does not yet have reason to see a breakthrough in negotiations with Lebanon to help resolve the country's economic crisis. Georgieva told a Reuters Newsmaker webcast event that IMF officials continue to work...

Yemen asks for help as seawater seeps into abandoned tanker

The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil is at risk of rupture or exploding, causing massive environmental damage to Red Sea marine life, desalination factories and international shipping routes....

Iraqi forces raid Iran-backed militia base in Baghdad

Iraqi security forces raided a stronghold of a powerful Iran-backed militia in southern Baghdad late Thursday and detained more than a dozen members of the group, government officials and paramilitary sources said. The raid was the most brazen action by Iraqi forces against a major...

Turkey court sentences 121 to life in coup trial

A Turkish court handed down life sentences to 121 people Friday for taking part in the 2016 attempted overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, state media reported. The court in Ankara sentenced 86 suspects to "aggravated" life imprisonment for "attempting to violate the constitution"...