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US-led coalition in Iraq targeted 2 years after Soleimani killing-
By AFP BAGHDAD: The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group in Iraq on Monday shot down two armed drones targeting ...

Global stocks higher after Wall Street ends 2021 with big gain-
By Associated Press BEIJING: Global stock markets and U.S. futures were mostly higher Monday on 2022′s first trading day after ...

2 armed drones intercepted as they approached Iraqi base hosting US troops: report
Two drones were intercepted Monday as they neared an Iraqi base that had been housing American forces on the anniversary ...

Turkey’s inflation hits a 19-year high as lira falls-
By Associated Press ANKARA: Turkey’s yearly inflation climbed by the fastest pace in 19 years, jumping to 36.08% in December, ...

How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. ...

AICF postpones national chess events due to rising number of COVID cases-
By PTI NEW DELHI: All India Chess Federation (AICF) on Monday announced the postponement of several national-level championships scheduled for ...

Jerusalem Post website hacked on Iran general’s killing anniversary-
By Associated Press DUBAI: Hackers targeted the website of an Israeli newspaper on Monday, the anniversary of the 2020 killing ...

North Korea defector likely made rare border crossing: Seoul-
By Associated Press SEOUL: A person who crossed the border into North Korea on New Year’s Day was likely a ...

Aoife Beary, a survivor of 2015 Berkeley balcony collapse, dead at 27: report
A woman who was one of the survivors in the fifth-floor balcony collapse in 2015 that killed six college students ...

Jerusalem Post hacked on Iran general’s killing anniversary-
By Associated Press DUBAI: Hackers on Monday targeted the website of an Israeli newspaper on the 2020 anniversary of the ...