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Jeb Bush enters presidential race
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush is poised to officially announce his presidential bid for the White House.

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush is poised to officially announce his presidential bid for the White House.

A Pentagon proposal to position heavy weaponry in Eastern Europe would be a "major escalation" of tensions with Russia.

Two convicts have their heads chopped off in Saudi Arabia, bring to 100 the number of executions in the Arab country this year.

A Russian official says potential US military buildup near Russian borders may force its military to react.

Several militants are killed in violent clashes between the Taliban and the ISIL group in eastern Afghanistan.

Yemeni army troops and allied forces drive al-Qaeda militants out of a base in central Ma’rib province.

Iran and Pakistan have set up an optic fiber network which connects the two neighboring countries.

The US military strategy in Iraq to halt the advances of the ISIL terrorist group has been a “disaster," says an analyst.

Takfiri terrorists in Syria kill at least 20 people and wound 100 others in rocket attacks in Aleppo residential areas.

A Yemeni plane bound for the Swiss city of Geneva finally takes off from Djibouti.

An Iranian petroleum official has rejected reports on energy talks with US companies.

Egypt extends opening of its Rafah border crossing with Gaza for two more days.

Pro-government volunteer forces kill nearly 40 ISIL Takfiri militants during operations in Iraq’s northern Salahuddin province.

The UN special envoy to Syria arrives in Damascus for talks with the country's officials.

Israel says the boycott campaign it faces equals the suffering imposed on the Jews during the Nazi rule.

Scots tell British Conservatives to stop ‘playing games’ with Scotland.

Amnesty International says the international community's handling of refugee crisis has been a 'shameful failure.'

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrives home from South Africa, despite a court ordering his arrest.