REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump traveled in a high-security convoy to Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday to discuss Middle East peace with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Much of central and southern Jerusalem was shut down to allow the presidential motorcade of around 60 vehicles to make […]
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Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has unexpectedly filed to run in the country’s upcoming presidential election
AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has filed to run in the country’s May presidential election, contradicting a recommendation from the nation’s Supreme Leader to stay out of the race. Associated Press journalists watched as stunned election officials processed Ahmadinejad’s paperwork on Wednesday. Ahmadinejad previously said he wasn’t going […]