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U.S. and Iraq Fix Sept. 30 Deadline to End Coalition Military Mission

The deadline aims to hand counter‑ISIS operations to Iraqi forces as Baghdad pushes to disarm powerful Iran‑aligned militias.

Syrian Court Sentences Bashar al-Assad to Death in Absentia

Turkey Files Law to Regulate Return of Former PKK Fighters

Hamas Names Jalil al‑Haya Head of Political Bureau

Church of England Backs Study of Palestinian Kairos II Document

Munich Court Convicts Iraqi Couple of Enslaving Yazidi Girls

OPCW Restores Syria's Voting Rights

Saudi Arabia Carried Out Covert Strikes in Iran and Iraq, Sources Say

Israeli Commentators Reassert the Cost of Freedom as Remembrance Turns to Independence

France Detains Extradited Suspect in 1982 Rue des Rosiers Attack

France Takes Custody of Suspect in 1982 Paris Jewish Restaurant Attack

Paris Court Convicts Sabri Essid of Yazidi Genocide in Absentia, Sentences Him to Life

Paris Opens First French Genocide Trial Over ISIS Crimes Against Yazidis

Reports Say U.S. Leaves Syria’s Al-Tanf Base as Syrian Forces Take Control

UK Bars U.S. Islamic Preacher Over Posts Defending Hamas

UK and France Strike Suspected ISIS Underground Site North of Palmyra

Yazidi Survivor Testifies in Munich Trial of Iraqi Couple Over IS Enslavement

Reports Revisit James Foley’s Alleged Final Words and the Aftermath

Turkish MPs Hold First Prison Meeting With Öcalan, Report ‘Positive Results’

Turkish Lawmakers Approve Unprecedented Visit to Ocalan in Push to Cement PKK Disarmament