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Islamic State vows to reach 'Palestine' and 'kill the barbaric Jews'
The organization calling itself the Islamic State has risen from the fog of war in Syria and Iraq.
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Islamic State said to seek biological weapons
Plans to develop biological weapons and instructions on how to weaponize
the bubonic plague from infected animals were found on a laptop
belonging to a Tunisian Islamic State jihadist.
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Ukraine crisis: Troops abandon Luhansk airport after clashes
Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the airport of the eastern city of
Luhansk after all-night clashes with pro-Russian rebels, the military
says.
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Heavy fighting renews between Syrian army, rebels in Golan
Heavy clashes between Syrian army forces and rebels aiming to topple
President Bashar Assad's regime flared up in the Syrian Golan Heights
Monday.
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A Palestinian Surprise for Israel
The Palestinians have a diplomatic surprise waiting for Israel in the wake of the summer's Gaza war.
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EU leaders pick Tusk, Mogherini for top posts
EU leaders on Saturday (30 August) agreed to appoint Polish PM Donald
Tusk as the next EU Council president and Italian minister Federica
Mogherini as the bloc's new foreign affairs chief.
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Iran Steps Up Arming Palestinians Ahead of Next War
Israel and some Western powers are still publicly hoping that Gaza will
be demilitarized as one of the outcomes of this summer's war.
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Watch: Libyan Islamists Take a Dip in US Embassy Swimming Pool
Footage has emerged on the internet showing members of an Islamist
militia in Libya taking a dip in a swimming pool belonging to the United
States embassy in the capitol Tripoli.
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Leading Turkish Jews Protest Anti-Semitism over Israel's Gaza Op
A group of prominent Turkish-Jews have released a letter in protest of
the "racist" way in which they and the wider Jewish community has been
targeted.
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Italian FM elected next EU foreign policy chief
European Union leaders nominated Italy's top diplomat to become the
28-nation bloc's new foreign policy chief for the next five years.