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200,000 pray at Jerusalem mosque after stabbing attack

More than 200,000 Muslims took part in the final Friday prayers of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of occupied east Jerusalem, as Israel heightened security following a Palestinian stabbing attack. The religious authority in charge of the compound, the third holiest site...

1,300 civilians killed in air war on Daesh: US-led coalition

The U.S.-led coalition said Friday it had unintentionally killed more than 1,300 civilians in airstrikes during its fight against Daesh (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria since 2014. The figure is far lower than the death tolls given by groups which have monitored the conflicts in the two countries....

Pompeo calls on Germany to proscribe Hezbollah

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday called for Germany to take a tougher stance on Hezbollah, which the U.S. has designated a “terrorist organization.” Following a meeting with his German counterpart in Berlin as part of a five-day European tour, Pompeo said he hoped that Germany...