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Iran says $1.6 bn claimed by US released in Luxembourg

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday the country had won a legal "victory" over $1.6 billion of its assets that had long been frozen on a US request in Luxembourg. Tehran and Washington have long been arch enemies and tensions have risen sharply since President Donald Trump in 2018...

Muted Easter Sunday at Jerusalem's Church of Holy Sepulchre

A handful of priests celebrated Easter on Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and resurrected. In the heart of Jerusalem's Old City, the church -- which had not been closed over Easter for at least a century -- has been...

Turkey's coronavirus death toll rises to 1,006: minister

Turkey’s confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 4,747 and 98 people died in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll from the disease to 1,006, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Friday. The total number of recovered cases stood at 2,423, with 281 recoveries in the last 24...