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Senate Democrats secure final vote to clinch Obama's Iran deal

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama secured a landmark foreign policy victory Wednesday as Senate Democrats amassed enough votes to ensure the Iran nuclear deal survives in Congress, despite ferocious opposition from Republicans and the government of Israel.

What's driving the global glut of oil

By PBS News Hour

A year ago, crude oil was trading at more than $100 a barrel. Now, the price of oil is down more than 60 percent from its peak. Gwen Ifill speaks to The Wall Street Journal’s Russell Gold to understand the…

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Photos: 'You Stink' campaign decries more than garbage buildup in Beirut

By Larisa Epatko

Lebanese protesters clashed with police over the weekend, fed up with the government’s inability to collect trash over the past few weeks. But the protests turned to mocking when security forces erected a concrete wall around government buildings in Beirut.

Satellite spots an unexpected result of Middle East conflict

By Nsikan Akpan

Satellite measurements suggest that economic and civil unrest cut air pollution in the Middle East.

Trump's foreign policy plan includes boots on the ground against ISIS

By Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is outlining a foreign policy in which the United States would put ground troops in the fight against Islamic State militants and demand money from Middle East countries supported by the U.S.

Kerry visits Persian Gulf to sell allies on Iran deal

By PBS News Hour

After campaigning on Capitol Hill, Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to the Middle East to promote the Iran nuclear agreement. In Qatar, he suggested that a nuclear deal might change Iran's aggressive actions in neighboring states. But Kerry did…

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Malala Yousafzai celebrates birthday opening school for Syrian refugees

By Kenzi Abou-Sabe

The school will serve around 200 Syrian girls living in refugee camps in the Bekaa Valley region along the Lebanese border.

McConnell: Iran deal will be 'hard sell' to Congress

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and other congressional leaders expressed doubts Sunday about a historic agreement with Iran to address that country's nuclear program, predicting President Barack Obama could face hurdles in Congress if negotiators reach…

Southern opposition forces in Yemen battle Houthis

By Kenzi Abou-Sabe

A group of local militias calling themselves the Southern Popular Resistance has been fighting to expel Houthi fighters from the southern regions of Yemen.