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Toronto shooting suspect identified

The suspect in Sunday's deadly Toronto shooting that left two people dead has been identified as Faisal Hussain, 29. To…

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Pompeo: I look forward to meeting with Iranian Americans

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote on Twitter on Thursday, July 19, that he was looking forward to speaking to Americans…

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Oldest fragment of Homer's Odyssey discovered in Greece

An artifact discovered near the ancient city of Olympia may be the first fragment of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey.

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Netanyahu hints at Iran's role near Israel's border in meeting with Putin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday. To…

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Pompeo discusses 'increasing pressure on Iran' with NATO members

Reuters news agency, citing a US government official, said that during his meetings with British foreign ministers, Mike Pompeo…

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US attempts to stop cash transfers from Germany to Iran

The US ambassador in Berlin asked Germany to stop transferring 300 million euros in cash from the country to Tehran…

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ISIS says Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's son killed in Syria

The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) group says the son of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the extremist group's leader, has been killed in clashes with government forces.

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UN: Number of Syrian civilians fleeing Daraa fighting exceeds 270,000

The United Nations announced on Monday that the number of people killed following the operation by the army forces of President Bashar al-Assad…

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