U.N. says migrants' return to Libya by Italian boat could be illegal

A rescue operation in which an Italian towboat rescued more than 100 migrants and returned them to Libya earlier this week may have been in breach of international law, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

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No plans to engage with Iran at ASEAN meeting: U.S. official

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not meet with his Iranian counterpart during a meeting of southeast Asian nations in Singapore this weekend, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump offered talks with Tehran without preconditions.

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Syrian army gains full control of Yarmouk Basin from Islamic State: Manar TV

The Syrian army and its allies has taken full control of the Yarmouk Basin in southwestern Syria after routing Islamic State (IS) militants, the Hezbollah group's al-Manar TV said on Tuesday.

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Kosovo president rejects Serbian idea of partition on ethnic lines

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci ruled out on Tuesday partition of the country with Serbia along ethnic lines, an idea raised in Belgrade to settle a long-running dispute that is hindering both sides' ambitions to join the European Union.

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U.S. freezes assets of Pakistanis linked to militant group

The United States on Tuesday froze the assets of three Pakistanis it has linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, the militant group blamed for the deadly 2008 attacks in India's financial capital, Mumbai.

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South Sudan arrests prominent economist and critic, wife says

South Sudanese authorities have arrested a prominent economist and critic of both the government and rebels, his wife said on Tuesday, the latest activist to be rounded up in the war-torn state.

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At least 15 killed as gunmen attack Afghan government building

At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad when gunmen stormed a government building, trapping dozens inside after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance gate, officials and witnesses said.

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No plans for Pompeo meeting with Iranian counterpart: U.S. official

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not meet with his Iranian counterpart during a meeting of southeast Asian nations in Singapore at the weekend, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday a day after U.S. President Donald Trump offered talks with Tehran without preconditions.

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Turkish court rejects U.S. pastor's appeal for house arrest to be lifted: TRT Haber

A Turkish court has rejected an appeal for U.S. Christian pastor Andrew Brunson to be released from house arrest during his trial on terrorism charges, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Tuesday.

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Gunmen mount deadly attack on Afghan government building

At least six people were killed on Tuesday in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad when gunmen stormed a government building, trapping dozens inside after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance gate, officials and witnesses said.

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How do you sleep? After fire kills scores, Greece sees political recriminations

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused the opposition on Tuesday of exploiting one of the country's worst ever natural disasters for saying ministers should resign over the deaths of at least 91 people in a fire.

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Death toll from attack in eastern Afghan city at least six

At least six people were killed and 14 wounded in an attack on Tuesday on a government building in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, the local governor's spokesman said, shortly after two gunmen were killed by security forces.

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Soccer field suicide bomb mystery in Belgium

A man walked to the middle of an empty soccer pitch in a Belgian town and blew himself up on Tuesday in an act authorities said looked like suicide.

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