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Iraqi officials say at least two people have died after falling ill from an iftar meal in an IDP camp outside Mosul.  At least two people have died and hundreds more have fallen ill after suffering food poisoning in a camp for displaced Iraqis east of Mosul, officials said.People started vomiting and some fainted after […]

Mosul (Reuters) Iraqi forces on Tuesday reported progress in the U.S.-backed campaign to dislodge Islamic State from Mosul, announcing the capture of a district just north the city’s historic center. With the loss of the Zanjili neighborhood, the enclave still held by Islamic State in the northern Iraqi city has shrunk to two districts along […]

Another federal appeals court has upheld a decision blocking Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. The ruling on Monday from a unanimous three-judge panel of the ninth US circuit court of appeals deals the administration another legal defeat as the supreme court considers a separate case on the issue. The judges say the president violated US […]

The Norwegian government on Monday proposed a bill to ban the full-face Muslim veil in all schools, from nurseries to universities, saying it hinders communication between students and teachers. Norway’s ruling coalition of conservative and anti-immigration rightwing parties had promised the ban last year, targeting the full-face veil called the niqab as well as burqas, […]

Maryland and DC attorneys general said Monday that they filed a lawsuit alleging Trump violated the Constitution by retaining his ties to several businesses. The suit alleges that Trump has violated a constitutional prohibition on accepting gifts from foreign or state governments, according to media reports. Donald Trump listens while his son Eric Trump speaks […]

Dozens were detained at an unauthorized protest in Moscow after Aleksey Navalny called for the demonstration to be moved from its authorized location, citing obstructions to installng a sound system and stage. Hundreds turned up at the authorized site, with sound systems present. Recap: RT’s extensive LIVE updates on Moscow protest rallies About 4,500 people […]

Somali President, Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo, has been offered $80 million in exchange for his agreement to sever diplomatic relations with the State of Qatar, the New Khalij news outlet reported a prominent journalist has revealed. “After two hours of enticement, Farmajo rejected the tempting offer,” journalist Jaber Al-Harimi said. MImage of Somali President, Mohamed Abdullahi […]

A man accused of posting blasphemous content to Facebook has been sentenced to death by a court in Pakistan. Taimoor Raza was convicted after allegedly posting remarks about the Prophet Muhammad, his wives and companions within the site’s comments. Facebook has yet to comment on the death sentence(Reuters) The public prosecutor involved said he believed […]

Nearly 27 million internet users in Algeria will be deprived of mobile internet network this week as the government attempts to prevent further leaks and cheating in the upcoming baccalaureate exams which 761,700 pupils are expected to take. Last year saw the biggest leak of exam questions online on the second day of examinations. Thousands […]

Suspected al-Qaeda militants launched a car-bomb and gun attack on an army camp in southeastern Yemen early on Monday, leaving at least 10 militants and two soldiers dead, a military official and residents said. The assault near the town of Baddah in oil-producing Hadramout province came after a lull in attacks by the militant group. […]