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Iran justice chief says will not tolerate in-house graft

Iran's judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani warned Thursday he would not tolerate any corruption within his ranks, threatening to publicly name any offending employee. "I thought it would be enough to dismiss five judges breaking the law for others to become aware of their...

21 groups warn US against Palestinian refugee funding cuts

The leaders of 21 international humanitarian groups have urged the U.S. to reconsider its decision to withhold $65 million from the U.N. aid agency for Palestinian refugees, warning of "dire consequences" if funding is cut. They say they are alarmed by the Trump administration's link...

Germany’s Turks, Kurds slam ‘importing foreign conflict’

Leading Turkish and Kurdish groups in Germany Wednesday accused each other of “importing” a foreign conflict in the wake of Ankara’s cross-border offensive against a Syrian Kurdish militia. Skirmishes have erupted between the two groups in Germany since Turkey launched its operation...