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Israel reinforces troops outside Gaza as border protests enter seventh month
Middle East
October 4, 2018
Israel reinforces troops outside Gaza as border protests enter seventh month
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said it was reinforcing troops around the Gaza Strip on Thursday as a precaution against…
Palestinians bury 7 protesters killed by Israel in Gaza Strip
Middle East
September 30, 2018
Palestinians bury 7 protesters killed by Israel in Gaza Strip
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot dead seven Palestinians, including two boys, who were among thousands of people who…
German city braces for protests as Erdogan opens mega mosque
World
September 29, 2018
German city braces for protests as Erdogan opens mega mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to open one of Europe’s largest mosques in Cologne on Saturday as…
Seven Gazans, including 2 boys, killed by Israeli fire on border
Middle East
September 29, 2018
Seven Gazans, including 2 boys, killed by Israeli fire on border
Israeli troops killed seven Palestinians, two of them children, and wounded dozens more, Palestinian health officials said, in the…
Iraqi activist shot dead in tense southern city of Basra
Middle East
September 26, 2018
Iraqi activist shot dead in tense southern city of Basra
BAGHDAD (AP) — Masked gunmen shot dead a human rights activist and mother of four outside a supermarket in…
Leaders back climate change urgency in New York
Environment
September 25, 2018
Leaders back climate change urgency in New York
Heads of state and government on Monday kicked off “Climate Week,” held every year on the margins of the…
Gaza protests escalate after deal to ease blockade fails
Middle East
September 19, 2018
Gaza protests escalate after deal to ease blockade fails
GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian protests are escalating after Egyptian-led efforts could not broker a deal between the…
Turkey jails 24 Istanbul airport workers pending trial after protests
Middle East
September 19, 2018
Turkey jails 24 Istanbul airport workers pending trial after protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court has jailed pending trial 24 people involved in protests over work conditions at…
Protests dash Iraqi PM’s chances of new term, hit US hopes of shaping government
Middle East
September 13, 2018
Protests dash Iraqi PM’s chances of new term, hit US hopes of shaping government
SULAIMANIYA/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Violent protests in the Iraqi city of Basra have all but ended US-backed Prime Minister…
Russia protests: More than 1,000 detained, monitoring group says
World
September 11, 2018
Russia protests: More than 1,000 detained, monitoring group says
(CNN) – Police in Russia detained at least 1,018 people in nationwide protests against a proposed government pension overhaul…