ANKARA / AP Turkey’s government has revoked the registration of a US-based aid group, forcing it to shut down operations that provided assistance to conflict-stricken Syrians from Turkey, the group announced on Wednesday. The Portland, Oregon-based Mercy Corps said it was “seeking a dialogue” with Turkish authorities to resume operations that constitute one of the largest humanitarian operations for ...

  TEHRAN / AP Iran says a vessel from a joint US and British naval fleet approached Revolutionary Guard boats in the Strait of Hormuz in an “unprofessional” manner aimed at escalating tensions in the region. Revolutionary Guard Cpt. Mahdi Hashemi disputed allegations made earlier this week by a US Navy official, who said a US ship was forced to ...

  BENGHAZI / AP Libya’s eastern-based parliament has called for elections to be held early next year, after it backed out of a United Nations-brokered peace deal with rival authorities in the capital, Tripoli. The widening split has stoked concerns that violence could escalate in the fractured country. In an open letter to the country’s electoral commission released late Tuesday, ...