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273 Aleppans get treatment in Turkey

The number of injured Aleppans treated in Turkey reached 273 after evacuation from the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo, the Turkish government said Wednesday. According to the Prime Ministry Directorate General of Press and Information, 39 of the 273 injured civilians succumbed to their...

Mosul's last bridge disabled by airstrike

Residents of Iraq's ISIS-held city of Mosul say an airstrike has disabled the city's last functioning bridge. The residents, who spoke Wednesday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity fearing for their safety, say the airstrike happened at dawn Monday. Iraqi and U.S.-led...

Israel pressing ahead with settlements after U.N. vote

The Jerusalem municipality is due to act on Wednesday on requests to construct hundreds of new homes for Israelis in areas that Israel captured in 1967 and annexed to the city, drawing fresh criticism from the United States that settlement activity puts Middle East peace-making at risk....