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Saudi Arabia, UAE pledge $100M to Ivanka Trump womens' fund

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have pledged $100 million to a women's business fund supported by Ivanka Trump, daughter of the president who Monday wound up a visit to Riyadh. World Bank president Jim Yong Kim announced the donation from both oil-rich Gulf states Sunday, during a...

4 killed in bombing attack on Iraqi training camp

Two Iraqi officers say an attack on a military training center in Diyala north of Baghdad has killed at least four soldiers and wounded four, including two officers. The officers say six attackers struck the base Monday morning. Five detonated suicide vests once inside the center and the...

Trial begins of alleged Turkey coup ringleaders

The trial opened Monday of more than 220 suspects, including over two dozen former Turkish generals, accused of being among the ringleaders of the attempted coup last year aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey blames the attempted July 15 putsch on the U.S.-based Muslim...