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EU expresses concern over Israel's Jewish nation-state law

The European Union Thursday said it was concerned about a new Israeli law which declares that only Jews have the right of self-determination, and said it would complicate a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Israel passed the "nation-state" law earlier on Thursday...

Iran nuclear chief says uranium stockpile reaches 950 tons

Iran continues to acquire uranium and is close to finishing a factory where it can build more centrifuges to enrich it, the country's nuclear chief said Wednesday, adding also that uranium stockpiles have nearly doubled in the last few years. The comments by Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's...

Trial against US pastor resumes in Turkey

The trial of a U.S. pastor who is accused of aiding terror groups and engaging in espionage has resumed in a town in western Turkey. Andrew Craig Brunson, a 50-year-old evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, was arrested in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt for...

Israel prepared for ‘any scenario’ in Gaza: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that Israel was prepared for “any scenario” in the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to an official statement. “We are in the midst of a battle that involves an exchange of blows and I can tell you that the [Israeli] army is...