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Khashoggi murder ‘happened under my watch,’ Saudi crown prince tells PBS

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by Saudi operatives “because it happened under my watch,” according

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Acting intel boss to speak; Dems call complaint ‘disturbing’

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire is set to speak publicly for the first time about a secret whistleblower complaint involving President Donald

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Saudi to consider ‘all options’ in response to attack on oil facilities: official

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir speaks at a briefing with reporters in London, Britain June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson Saudi Arabia Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday that Riyadh will consider all options in its response to an attack on its oil facilities, including a military one, once a

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With Iran on his mind, Trump to speak before U.N. General Assembly

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a working luncheon for world leaders at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to make his case for keeping pressure on Iran on Tuesday at a United

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Arab lawmakers in Israel endorse Gantz for prime minister

Members of the Joint List Ayman Odeh, center, speaks to the press in the presence of Ahmad Tibi, right, and Mansour Abbas following their consulting meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. Rivlin began two days of crucial talks Sunday with party leaders before selecting his candidate for prime minister,

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Erdogan in New York to attend UN General Assembly

Turkish president to address international peace and security issues at UN General Assembly President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday arrived in New York to attend the 74th session of UN General Assembly. Erdogan was received at John F. Kennedy International Airport by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey’s UN Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioglu and Turkey’s Ambassador to

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Ethiopia says detains suspected Islamist militants planning attacks

Ethiopia said on Saturday it had arrested an unspecified number of Islamist militant members of the Somali group al Shabaab and Islamic State who were planning to carry out attacks in the country on various targets including hotels. Some of those arrested were carrying out intelligence work including photographing potential targets, the National Intelligence Security

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Rare protests in Egypt call for president to step down

Protesters chant slogans against the regime in Cairo, Egypt, early Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Dozens of people held a rare protest in Cairo during which they called on Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to quit. Security forces dispersed the protesters and no casualties were reported. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Rare anti-government protests broke out in several Egyptian

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Young British couple could face death penalty for ‘trying to smuggle heroin worth £2MILLION to UK from Pakistan hidden in women’s clothing’

Photo/Daily Mail/Mohammed Tahir Ayaz, 26, and his wife Ikra Hussain, 20, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire have been named by Pakistani authorities after their arrest at an airport on suspicion of smuggling £2 million of heroin By Darren Boyle Mohammed Tahir Ayaz and his wife Ikra Hussain were arrested in Pakistan The couple from Huddersfield are

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Iran says it will destroy any aggressor

Photo/Reuters Iran will pursue any aggressor, even it carries out a limited attack, and seek to destroy it, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday, after attacks on Saudi oil sites which Riyadh and U.S officials blamed on Tehran. “Be careful, a limited aggression will not remain limited. We will pursue any

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