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Iraqi forces gain foothold at edge of Mosul medical complex

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have pushed toward a medical complex in western Mosul, trying to dislodge ISIS militants from two neighborhoods they still partly hold outside the Old City. Brig. Gen. Mustafa al-Azzawi of the Iraqi army's 36th Brigade told The Associated Press on Monday that his...

Israel reduces power supply to Gaza, as Abbas pressures Hamas

Israel will reduce electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian Authority limited how much it pays for power to the enclave run by Hamas, Israeli officials said on Monday. The decision by Israel's security cabinet is expected to shorten by 45 minutes the daily average of four...

Suspected al-Qaeda militants attack Yemen army camp, 12 dead

Suspected al-Qaeda militants launched a car-bomb and gun attack on an army camp in southeastern Yemen early on Monday, leaving at least 10 militants and two soldiers dead, a military official and residents said. The assault near the town of Baddah in oil-producing Hadramout province came...

Israel plans most settlement homes since 1992

Israel has so far this year advanced its highest number of settlement projects since 1992, the defense minister said Sunday, despite warnings such plans will further cloud chances of a two-state solution. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman made the comments as Israel's government faced...