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Hamas agrees on Palestine factions' reconciliation move

Palestinian Hamas group announced Thursday its approval for an initiative launched by eight Palestinian factions last week to end the internal Palestinian division.  Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said in a news conference in Gaza that his movement put its unconditional approval on the...

Iran leader says Europe untrustworthy, condemns 'hostility'

Iran's supreme leader accused European governments of "hostility" Thursday, saying their actions showed they cannot be trusted. "The Europeans present themselves as mediators and say many things, but they are all hollow," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a statement on his official website....

Netanyahu faces tough odds in forming Israeli government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched into what could prove to be an impossible mission to form a new government Thursday after the president tasked him with doing so following deadlocked elections. The mandate from President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday night gave Netanyahu a...

Trump to bar Iran officials from U.S.

President Donald Trump Wednesday took steps to bar senior Iranian officials and their immediate family from entering the United States as immigrants or non-immigrants, the White House said in a proclamation. The proclamation repeated U.S. accusations that Iran sponsors terrorism,...