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Editor for @AFP in DC. Six years in Iraq, also reported from the Gulf, Levant & North Africa. Usual caveats.
It is the first time Donald Trump has hinted at a potential American military response to drone attacks, which slashed Saudi oil production by half
US President Trump warned on Monday that Iran is "playing with fire" after Tehran said it exceeded a limit on enriched uranium reserves
The bans are expected to be blocked in lower courts, but supporters plan to appeal such decisions until they reach the Supreme Court
The veto was the second of his presidency
The New York Times reported that the FBI launched a counterintelligence investigation to determine whether Trump posed a national security threat
Both US politicians and international allies fear the withdrawal is premature and would further destabilise the already devastated region
Elon Musk has reached a deal over fraud charges that will see him step down as Tesla’s chairman of the board and pay a $20-million fine
At their meeting in Helsinki on Monday, Donald Trump failed to challenge Vladimir Putin over the 2016 presidential election
The worst violence since 2008 hit Iraq in May, raising fears of sectarian strife as leaders meet for talks on disputes that have paralysed government.
A wave of attacks targeting both Iraq’s security forces and civilians killed 35 people, in a second day of deadly violence.
Libyans prepared on Saturday to bury 11 imams killed in what Muammar Gaddafi’s regime said was a Nato air strike.
Gaddafi declared in an audio message on Friday he was beyond the reach of Nato bombs after a government denial of claims he was wounded.
Nato bombed Gaddafi’s compound on Thursday, killing six people, just a short while after his first appearance on TV in two weeks.
A Nato bombing blitz, which the alliance insisted was not aimed at Muammar Gaddafi, rocked Tripoli on Tuesday.
A Nato bombing blitz rocked the Libyan capital on Tuesday, as rebels in besieged Misrata claimed to be pushing back the Libyan strongman’s forces.
Muammar Gaddafi’s regime has reacted angrily to a decision by world powers to provide funding to Libya’s rebels.
British and Italian diplomatic buildings were torched after Libya accused Nato of trying to assassinate Muammar Gaddafi.
