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Top US general: Not a good idea to share intel with Russia
WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The United States' top general told Congress on Thursday that he did not believe it would be wise to share intelligence with Russia and said that would not be one of the military's missions if Washington and Moscow were to work together in Syria.
Two Spaniards arrested, accused of glorifying Islamic State
MADRID (Reuters) - Two Spanish men have been arrested in Madrid accused of publicly praising Islamic State attacks on Paris and planning to join the militants, the interior ministry said on Thursday.
Death toll from air strike in Yemen rises to 26, sources say
SANAA (Reuters) - The death toll from an Arab coalition air strike which hit a house in a residential area in western Yemen has risen to 26 people, medics and residents in the Houthi-held area said on Thursday, and the alliance said it was looking into the report.
UPDATE 1-UN says revival of Syria truce is possible, working on peace talks
GENEVA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The United Nations said it was possible that countries backing the Syria peace process would agree on Thursday to salvage a collapsed ceasefire, and that it was still working to restart peace talks within weeks.
EU court moves to keep Hamas, Tamil Tigers off terrorism list
LUXEMBOURG, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The European Union's top court took a step toward confirming the removal of Hamas, as well as the Tamil Tigers, from an EU terrorism blacklist despite protestations from Israel and the Sri Lankan government.
Turkey cuts rates again while eyeing inflation, rating
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank cut its overnight lending rate by 25 basis points on Thursday, setting aside concerns about inflation and possible ratings downgrades after repeated calls from President Tayyip Erdogan for cheaper credit.
Turkish army says returns fire at Islamic State in Syria after rocket attack
ANKARA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Turkey's army returned fire at Islamic State targets in Syria after a rocket hit the Turkish border town of Kilis, the military said in a statement on Thursday.
Local Yemeni al Qaeda leader killed in U.S. drone strike: official
DUBAI (Reuters) - A senior leader of Yemen's al Qaeda branch was killed on Thursday in a raid by a U.S. drone strike in central Yemen, an official of the exiled government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said.
Six people, including five children, wounded in rocket Turkey rocket attack -governor
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Six people were wounded, five of them children, when a rocket hit the Turkish border town of Kilis on Thursday, the local governor, Ismail Catakli, said in a statement.
Bahrain court dismisses appeal against dissolution of Shi'ite opposition group: paper
DUBAI (Reuters) - An appeals court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the dissolution of Bahrain's main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group, a newspaper reported, in effect affirming a lower court decision condemned by the United States and the United Nations in July.
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