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Arab leaders endorse counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan, with ceasefire uncertain
Middle East
March 5, 2025
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
January 17, 2025
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
February 21, 2022
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
February 21, 2022
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
February 21, 2022
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
World
February 21, 2022
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
February 21, 2022
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
February 21, 2022
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
February 21, 2022
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
February 21, 2022
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
February 21, 2022
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
February 21, 2022
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
February 20, 2022
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
World
February 20, 2022
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
February 20, 2022
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
World
February 20, 2022
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
World
February 20, 2022
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
February 20, 2022
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
February 19, 2022
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
February 19, 2022
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…