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Special Representative for Afghanistan Nigel Casey, right, shakes hands with Taliban representative Amir Khan Muttaqi, center, ahead of a meeting in Oslo, Norway, Monday.

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Afghanistan's Taliban have started their first talks in Europe since takeover

6:07am January 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

Taliban representatives will be certain to press their demand that nearly $10 billion frozen by the United States be released as Afghanistan faces a precarious humanitarian situation.

This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows the aftermath of an attack claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels on an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. fuel depot in the Mussafah neighborhood of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.

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UAE says it has intercepted 2 missiles from Yemen's Houthis

2:45am January 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

The missile fire further escalates tensions across the Persian Gulf, which previously had seen a series of assaults near Emirati soil.

In this photo provided by Ansar Allah Media Office, a man is rescued early Friday, after Saudi-led airstrikes targeted a site in the contested city of Hodeida, Yemen. A Saudi-led airstrike targeting a prison run by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed and wounded

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A Saudi-led airstrike on a Yemen prison kills, injures more than 100, Red Cross says

10:49am January 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

The strike against a prison run by Yemen's Houthi rebels is part of a pounding aerial offensive that hours earlier saw another airstrike take the Arab world's poorest country off the internet.

Israeli police have used spyware from controversial Israeli company NSO Group to hack the cell phones of Israeli citizens without judicial oversight, according to an Israeli newspaper.

Israeli police used spyware to hack its own citizens, an Israeli newspaper reports

1:55pm January 18, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

According to a report in Israeli media, Israel has hacked activists, mayors and other Israeli citizens without judicial oversight using spyware from the controversial NSO Group.

Talks persist in Vienna and elsewhere at reviving the Iran nuclear deal

6:16am January 18, 2022

As talks continue to try to restart the deal that put limits on Iran's nuclear program, there's a flurry of diplomatic meetings. Iran wants the U.S. to guarantee it'll stick to the deal this time.

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News brief: Senate's filibuster issue, Texas hostage details, Iran nuclear talks

6:00am January 18, 2022

Senate Democrats plow ahead with a showdown over the filibuster and voting rights. Details emerge about the hostage taking at a Texas synagogue. Efforts continue to revive the Iran nuclear deal.

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In this satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC, smoke rises over an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. fuel depot in the Mussafah neighborhood of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

Photos show the aftermath of the fatal Abu Dhabi attack

3:58am January 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

The images by Planet Labs PBC show smoke rising over an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. fuel depot in the Mussafah neighborhood of Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Watchdog warned months before U.S. pullout Afghanistan's air force would collapse

2:15am January 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan's air force did not have the capabilities to survive after a U.S. withdrawal.

An employee of Sotheby's Dubai presents a 555.55 Carat Black Diamond called "The Enigma" on Monday that will be auctioned at Sotheby's Dubai gallery, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Sotheby's unveils 555.55-carat black diamond thought to come from outer space

9:00pm January 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Black diamonds are extremely rare, and are found naturally only in Brazil and Central Africa. The cosmic origin theory of "The Enigma" is based on carbon isotopes and high hydrogen content.

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UAE has promised to respond after drone attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels

6:41pm January 17, 2022

by Ruth Sherlock

Explosions in Abu Dhabi killed three people near fuel trucks. Houthi rebels claim they've struck the United Arab Emirates for its fight against them in Yemen and the UAE promises to respond.

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