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A Mosque Bombing Undercuts Pakistan’s Bid for Security

Pakistan has made headway against the Islamic State and other militants, but a bloody suicide attack showed how fragile its progress has been.

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A funeral on Saturday for victims of a suicide bombing at a mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, the day before. The attack killed at least 31 people.
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Trump Reverts to Diplomacy With Iran, but the Road Is Narrow

Iran is skilled at prolonging negotiations over its nuclear program, and seems to be hoping President Trump is out for a quick win, rather than a prolonged regional war.

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Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, center, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, with Oman’s foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi, in a photograph released on Friday by Oman’s Foreign Ministry.
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