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16 Palestinians arrested in West Bank raids

Israeli forces rounded up 16 Palestinians in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military on Wednesday. The individuals were arrested for “suspected involvement in popular terrorist activities”, the army said in a statement, without elaborating on...

US to pull visas of Saudis involved in Khashoggi death

The U.S. is revoking the visas of some Saudi officials who have been implicated in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday. The officials work for a variety of Saudi offices, including the royal court, the intelligence...

UN would investigate Khashoggi if Turkey requests

The UN said Tuesday it would investigate the case of killed Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi if Turkey requests.  “We will wait to see whether we get a formal request from Turkey," UN spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters. "If we get something like that we will evaluate it and make...

US imposes sanctions on 8 people linked to Taliban

The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on eight people who have been linked to the Taliban. In announcing the sanctions, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin specifically called out Iran, saying that Tehran was actively trying to destabilize the Afghan government by supporting the Taliban....