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Arab leaders endorse counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan, with ceasefire uncertain
Middle East

Arab leaders endorse counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan, with ceasefire uncertain

Arab leaders on Tuesday endorsed Egypt’s postwar plan for the Gaza Strip that would allow its roughly 2 million Palestinians…
European Union ready to resume monitoring of Rafah crossing
Egypt

European Union ready to resume monitoring of Rafah crossing

The European Commission has stated that its mission to oversee the Rafah border crossing will dispatch a team to Cairo…
Israel successfully tests naval air defense system
Middle East

Israel successfully tests naval air defense system

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday said it successfully tested a new naval air defense system, intercepting a series of…
F-5 fighter plane crash kills 3 in Iran’s northwest
Middle East

F-5 fighter plane crash kills 3 in Iran’s northwest

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A fighter jet crashed onto a soccer pitch in a city in northwest Iran, the country’s…
50 years after Nixon visit, US-China ties as fraught as ever
World

50 years after Nixon visit, US-China ties as fraught as ever

BEIJING (AP) — At the height of the Cold War, US President Richard Nixon flew into communist China’s center of…
UN court to open hearings in Rohingya genocide case
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UN court to open hearings in Rohingya genocide case

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Myanmar’s shadow civilian administration called on the United Nations’ top court Monday not to allow…
US virus cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline
World

US virus cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline

Average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to fall in the US, an indicator that the omicron variant’s hold…
Biden-Putin meeting discussed as Ukraine war fears loom
World

Biden-Putin meeting discussed as Ukraine war fears loom

MOSCOW (AP) — The US and Russian presidents have tentatively agreed to meet in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to stave…
Israeli PM: Iran nuke deal will bring ‘more violent’ Mideast
Middle East

Israeli PM: Iran nuke deal will bring ‘more violent’ Mideast

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Sunday criticized an emerging deal over Iran’s nuclear program, saying it would be…
As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights
Middle East

As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights

KUWAIT CITY (AP) — It all started over yoga. When an instructor in Kuwait this month advertised a desert wellness…
Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.
World

Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — When three-time Olympian Gus Kenworthy took the remarkable, perhaps even brave decision to speak out against…
US says Russia closer to invading Ukraine, agrees to meeting
World

US says Russia closer to invading Ukraine, agrees to meeting

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Sunday rescinded earlier pledges to pull tens of thousands of its troops back from…
Farmer anger will test Modi as India’s ‘grain bowl’ votes
World

Farmer anger will test Modi as India’s ‘grain bowl’ votes

FATEHGARH SAHIB, India (AP) — Amandeep Kaur Dholewal rose from a traditional Indian cot and began speaking to a small…
UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate
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UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate

LONDON (AP) — People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the…
Beijing’s Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment
World

Beijing’s Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment

BEIJING (AP) — A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior. A new Chinese champion — from California. An…
Canadian police make final push to end weeks-long protest in capital
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Canadian police make final push to end weeks-long protest in capital

OTTAWA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Canadian police on Sunday are making possibly the final push to clear the capital city…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar

MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, facing a sharp spike in violence in and around territory held by Russia-backed…
Last Afghan refugees leave NJ base after chaotic evacuation
Middle East

Last Afghan refugees leave NJ base after chaotic evacuation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last of thousands of Afghan refugees who awaited resettlement at eight U.S. military installations departed Saturday…
Germany’s Scholz says now is ‘moment of truth’ for Iran deal
Middle East

Germany’s Scholz says now is ‘moment of truth’ for Iran deal

MUNICH (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday that “now is the moment of truth” to determine whether Iran’s…
India, UAE sign deal to boost trade to $100B by 2027
Middle East

India, UAE sign deal to boost trade to $100B by 2027

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and the United Arab Emirates on Friday signed an agreement aimed at boosting bilateral trade…
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