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Egypt to compensate families of dead fans

(Reuters) - Families of fans who died outside an Egyptian soccer stadium on Sunday when security forces barred fans from entering will be offered 25,000 Egyptian pounds ($3280) in compensation. A Health Ministry spokesman said the final toll was 19 dead, but the public...

Iraq to launch major ground offensive against IS group

A top US official announced Sunday that Iraqi troops will launch a ground offensive within weeks to take back swathes of the country seized by Islamic State group, while a suicide attack killed at least 12 in Baghdad on Monday. “There will be a major counter offensive on the ground in...