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A free trade zone agreement between Iran, Russia and several countries that cover the vast Eurasian region spreading from the borders of Eastern Europe to Western China is possible by the end of the year, Russia’s TASS news agency reported…

Belgium regional official for Brussels, Pascal Smet, resigned on Sunday after sparking a furor by hosting an Iranian delegation led by the mayor of Tehran. Smet’s exit came three days after Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib accused…

Top North Korean officials vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as they called their country’s first, and failed, launch last month “the most serious” shortcoming this year and harshly criticized those responsible,…

At least six people including a Pennsylvania state trooper were killed and dozens injured in a string of weekend violence and mass shootings across the US. The shootings in suburban Chicago, Washington state, Pennsylvania, St. Louis,…

Pakistan authorities arrested 10 alleged human traffickers on Sunday, days after hundreds of migrants were feared drowned off the Greek coast. Every year, thousands of young Pakistanis embark on perilous journeys attempting to enter…

Israeli troops killed 3 Palestinians, including a minor, and wounded at least 29 others during a massive gunbattle with militants in the streets of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The…

Qatar and the UAE agreed on Monday to restore diplomatic ties, Qatar’s ministry of foreign affairs said in a tweet. Embassies and consulates were due to resume work as of June 19. Qatar’s embassy will reopen in Abu Dhabi, as will its…

An international donors’ conference for Sudan was set to kick off in Geneva on Monday, one day into a 72-hour cease-fire between the country’s warring generals aimed at allowing for the delivery of desperately needed aid. The army, led…

President Emmanuel Macron’s new special envoy for Lebanon heads to Beirut in the coming week as France seeks a new push to end a political crisis that has left the country without a president for over half a year, a diplomatic source said…

Kuwait formed a new government headed by Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Sunday, Kuwait News Agency reported. Saad Al-Barrak was named as the new oil minister in the government that includes 15 ministers. A new defense…