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Missing Israeli soldier found dead in West Bank

An Israeli soldier reported missing this week was found dead near Jerusalem on Thursday, the Israeli military said. The military said it was investigating the circumstances of the soldier's death in cooperation with the Israeli police. The soldier's body was found near a military...

Erdogan woos investors with vow of painful reforms

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wooed sceptical investors Wednesday with a promise of painful reforms, throwing his full support behind a new economic team installed after his powerful son-in-law quit. In remarks that saw the Turkish lira gain more than three percent against the...

UN agency: Iran continues to stockpile, enrich uranium

Iran continues to increase its stockpile of low-enriched uranium far beyond the limits set in a landmark nuclear deal with world powers and to enrich it to a greater purity than permitted, the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported in...

Palestinians mourn loss of 'icon' Saeb Erekat

Palestinians on Wednesday mourned their veteran negotiator Saeb Erekat, who died aged 65 of coronavirus complications, amid cautious hope the stalled peace process with Israel may be revived under Joe Biden's presidency. Erekat, who died Tuesday at Jerusalem's Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital,...