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Nearly 100,000 Iraqis flee battle for west Mosul

 Nearly 100,000 Iraqis have fled the battle to retake west Mosul from ISIS, the International Organization for Migration said Wednesday. Iraqi forces launched a major push last month to recapture west Mosul, which is the most populated urban area still held by ISIS, with an estimated...

Explosion on highway kills 2 soldiers in southeast Turkey

Turkish media report suspected Kurdish rebels have detonated explosives on a highway as security forces were passing by, killing two soldiers. The state-run Anadolu Agency says the explosion occurred Wednesday on a highway linking the cities of Mardin and Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey....

Saudi says 'committed' to oil market stability

Saudi Arabia is committed to stabilizing the global oil market, the energy ministry of the world's biggest oil exporter said on Tuesday, as prices fell below $48 a barrel. OPEC and non-OPEC countries last year pledged to reduce output by around 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) as part of a...