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Iran denies meddling in Arab world

Iran strongly denied any meddling Thursday after Arab leaders condemned "foreign interference" in their affairs in a clear reference to the Islamic republic. Arab heavyweight Saudi Arabia has been at loggerheads with Iran over the conflicts in Syria and Yemen and political unrest in Bahrain,...

At least 14 dead in ISIS truck bomb at Baghdad checkpoint

At least 14 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at an entrance to Baghdad, in an attack claimed by ISIS, officials said Thursday. The blast, which hit the checkpoint at the main southern entrance to the city Wednesday night, also wounded at least...

UN chief Guterres lands in Iraq to review aid efforts

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Iraq Thursday to review the humanitarian situation, calling for protection of civilians to be the "absolute priority" as Iraqi forces battle to retake Mosul. "Just arrived in Iraq to focus on the dire humanitarian situation on the ground. Protection of...