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France’s armed forces chief quits after clash with Macron over budget cuts
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Trump to nominate ex Utah governor Jon Huntsman as ambassador to Russia
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U.S. permanent resident and Lebanese citizen held in Iran Hospitalized after hunger strike
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Metal detectors at a shrine in occupied Jerusalem trigger new tensions
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US slaps new sanctions on Iran for its ballistic missile program and “malign activities”
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Ex israeli defense minister: If Khamenei wants war, then Lebanon will go to war
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UAE denies hacking Qatar. Tells Qatar you can’t be our friend and Al Qaeda’s friend
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Over 7 million Venezuelans reject Maduro plans in protest vote
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Islamic State chief Baghdadi is 99% alive: Kurdish security official says
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Iran arrests and sentences a Chinese-American graduate student for 10 years over spying