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Erdogan says would be 'easier' if EU rejects Turkey bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday lashed out again in the diplomatic row with the European Union saying it would be "easier" if the EU just rejected Turkey's bid to join the bloc. Turkey and Europe are locked in a bitter dispute after Germany and the Netherlands blocked...

Coalition airstrikes kill 16 rebels in Yemen

Sixteen rebels have been killed and 24 wounded in 24 hours of air raids by a Saudi-led coalition targeting the insurgents in Yemen, a military official and medics said Saturday. The Huthi rebels were killed in airstrikes on an air base and arms depot in the east of the rebel-held Hudaida...

Over 200,000 displaced by west Mosul battle

More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in west Mosul since the operation to retake the area from extremists was launched last month, Iraq's ministry of migration and displaced said Saturday. The battle for west Mosul -- the most populated urban area still held by ISIS -- was launched on...