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Germany seeks more detail on what US wants on Iran nuke deal

BERLIN: The German government says it will seek more detail on what the U.S. wants regarding the nuclear deal with Iran after President Donald Trump demanded that European allies fix what he called "terrible flaws." Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman, Steffen Seibert, stressed Monday...

U.S. Set to Cut UN Money for Palestinian Refugees

The Trump administration is preparing to withhold tens of millions of dollars from the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, cutting the year's first contribution by more than half or perhaps entirely, and making additional donations contingent on major changes to the organization, according to...

25 killed in recent Iran unrest: judiciary

A total of 25 people were killed in the recent unrest that hit several towns and cities across Iran, the judiciary said Sunday, with 465 still under arrest. "Twenty-five people, ordinary citizens and our own forces, were killed during the recent troubles," said judiciary spokesman...

Palestinian president says Israel 'ended' Oslo accords

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that Israel has "ended" the landmark Oslo peace accords of the 1990s with its actions. "I am saying that Oslo, there is no Oslo," he said at the start of a meeting of Palestinian leaders called to discuss US President Donald Trump's...