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Russia agrees to lift remaining Turkey trade sanctions

Russia agreed Monday to lift remaining trade sanctions against Turkey imposed in the wake of the shooting down by Turkish air forces of a Russian warplane over the Syrian border in 2015. The state-run Anadolu news agency said a corresponding accord was signed on the sidelines of a summit of...

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...