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Israeli army kills 4 militants trying to cross Gaza fence

Israeli army kills 4 militants trying to cross Gaza fence

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops killed four Palestinian militants who attempted to cross through the perimeter fence…
After Trump rebuke, France says it speaks for itself on Iran

After Trump rebuke, France says it speaks for itself on Iran

PARIS (Reuters) – France does not need the permission of other states to try to defuse tensions with Iran, its…
Libya government accepts UN ceasefire proposal, implementation unclear

Libya government accepts UN ceasefire proposal, implementation unclear

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized government, which is facing a campaign by eastern troops to take the capital, has…
Iran’s Khamenei urges hajj pilgrims to oppose US Israeli-Palestinian plan

Iran’s Khamenei urges hajj pilgrims to oppose US Israeli-Palestinian plan

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday condemned a US blueprint to end the conflict between…
Clashes resume in Yemen’s Aden as UN calls for dialogue

Clashes resume in Yemen’s Aden as UN calls for dialogue

ADEN (Reuters) – Fierce clashes resumed on Saturday in Yemen’s southern port of Aden between nominally allied forces that have…
UN official says over 100,000 detained and missing in Syria

UN official says over 100,000 detained and missing in Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Reports suggest more than 100,000 people in Syria have been detained, abducted or gone missing during…
Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis

Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s only English-language daily protested the country’s deteriorating economic and political conditions by publishing a blank edition…
Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam

Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam

Over 2 million Muslims from around the world are beginning the five-day hajj pilgrimage on Friday. They will circle Islam’s…
WHO says it has ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption in Yemen

WHO says it has ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption in Yemen

CAIRO (AP) — The World Health Organization says it follows “a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of corruption” amid calls…
Militiamen dig in at a front line of Yemen’s deadlocked war

Militiamen dig in at a front line of Yemen’s deadlocked war

MOREYS, Yemen (AP) — The militiamen pointed out across the hills, a landscape of nothing but stone and brush in…
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