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Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank sent a demolition order to Palestinian farmers on Monday ordering the demolition of three chicken sheds. Locals in Um al-Rehan village, southwest of Jenin, were told by Israeli authorities that their chicken coo…

Iranian police have arrested academic and author Said Madani on charges of acting “against the security” of the country and of having ties to foreign states, Mehr news agency reported Monday. “Suspected of having links with foreign countries and of hav…

Eleven people drowned and five others were rescued after their boat sank off Algeria as they attempted to reach Europe, a private television station and a Spanish aid group said Monday. The El-Hayet channel said on its Facebook page that “11 clandestin…

Ukraine’s foreign minister urged the EU Monday to overcome Hungary’s resistance to an embargo on Russian oil and then look to “kill” all of Moscow’s exports to starve its war machine of funds. Budapest has been holding up a push by Brussels, backed by …

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday confirmed Turkey’s opposition to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, again accusing them of failing to take a clear stance against terrorism. “We will not say ‘yes’ to those (countries) who apply sanctions t…

An election in crisis-hit Lebanon appears to have dealt a setback to the biggest bloc, led by the Iran-backed Muslim Hezbollah party, and boosted reformists, provisional results showed Monday. Counting was ongoing and official results were only availab…

President Joe Biden has ordered the reestablishment of a US troop presence in Somalia to help local authorities combat the Al-Shabaab militant group, a senior American official told reporters Monday. The move reverses an order from Biden’s predecessor …

Authorities in Iran have arrested a university professor on security charges and “suspicious foreign links,” Iranian media reported on Monday. The semiofficial Mehr news agency identified the professor as Saeed Madani, but did not provide details or sa…

Russia’s Foreign Minister made bizarre comments shared on social media last week saying that if people are losing sleep over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, they could compare Ukraine to Palestine. Sergei Lavrov, one of President Vladimir Putin’s closest…

Wheat prices surged to a new record high in European trading on Monday after India decided to ban exports of the commodity as a heatwave hit production. The price jumped to 435 euros ($453) per tonne as the Euronext market opened, up from the previous …