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Lebanon president to discuss security after days of protests

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun was due to convene the country's top security council on Monday after days of angry protests over a deepening economic crisis. Hundreds of demonstrators clashed with security forces at the weekend across the Mediterranean nation whose currency has collapsed...

Netanyahu turns to rich friend to fund corruption trial fees

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on trial for accepting gifts from wealthy friends. But that has not stopped him from seeking another gift from a wealthy friend to pay for his multi million-dollar legal defense. The awkward arrangement opens a window into the very ties with...

UN nuclear watchdog meets as Iran row brews

The UN nuclear watchdog's governing body will meet on Monday as a row brews over Iran's refusal to allow access to two sites where historic nuclear activity may have occurred. The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed "serious concern" in a report earlier this...