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US slams Pakistani firms with sanctions for nuclear trade

The United States is imposing sanctions on seven Pakistani companies for alleged links to the nuclear trade. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIC) placed 23 companies —15 from Sudan...

Islamic State regrouping in Iraqi, Kurdish disputed territories

WASHINGTON — Taking advantage of the rivalry between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, Islamic State is regrouping and increasing deadly attacks in disputed territories across northern Iraq, Kurdish...

High-level North Korean delegation reported in Chinese capital

A high-level North Korean delegation is reportedly in Beijing, fueling speculation the reclusive country's leader, Kim Jong Un, is visiting the Chinese capital. Bloomberg News, in a report Monday, cited three unnamed...

New dating app matches users based on their DNA

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — Love from a cheek swab? That's what founders of a new dating app are promising. There always seems to be another dating app popping up with promises of...

Cameroon arrests Boko Haram fighters and accomplices

KOLOFATA, CAMEROON — Cameroon's military has arrested several Boko Haram fighters and their 25 female accomplices who were attempting to supply food and weapons through Cameroon to the fighters in Nigeria....

Saudi media: Houthi rebel missile fragment kills 1, wounds 2 in Riyadh

A fragment from a barrage of ballistic missiles fired into Saudi Arabia, allegedly by Iran-backed Yemeni rebels, has killed one person and wounded two in Riyadh, Saudi media reports. The victims are...

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