VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran decided on Friday for the second time since January not to upset its nuclear pact with six world powers, two informed sources said, despite public statements by Tehran accusing the United States of violating the deal.
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U.S. to ban Americans’ travel to North Korea: State Department
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. government will ban Americans from traveling to North Korea due to “the serious risk of arrest” after a U.S. student was jailed while on a tour and later died, the State Department said on Friday.
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Three Palestinians killed amid tensions at Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinian worshippers on Friday clashed with Israeli security forces outside a Jerusalem shrine in violence prompted by the installation of metal detectors at its entry point, and at least three Palestinians were killed.
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Senior U.S. counterterror official says can’t confirm Baghdadi killed
ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) – A senior U.S. counterterrorism official said on Friday that he has seen no information confirming that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi has been killed.
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U.S. to ban its citizens’ travel to North Korea: U.S. official
SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. government will ban U.S. citizens from traveling to North Korea after the death of a U.S. student arrested there while on a tour, a U.S. official and tour agencies that arrange trips to the country said on Friday.
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Iranian troops clash with ‘terrorists’ on border with Iraq: statement
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards engaged in heavy clashes with gunmen on the border with Iraq on Thursday evening, killing three of them and sustaining one fatality, the Guards said on Friday.
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Daughter of slain Putin critic Nemtsov wants crime reclassified as political: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The daughter of murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has appealed the jail sentence of a man found guilty of killing her father and four accomplices, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday.
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