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Gaza protests escalate after deal to ease blockade fails

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…
Pakistan court orders release of former PM Nawaz on bail

Pakistan court orders release of former PM Nawaz on bail

  A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending their…
UN agency warns time running out to prevent Yemen famine

UN agency warns time running out to prevent Yemen famine

  CAIRO (AP) — The UN food agency says time is running out for aid groups operating in Yemen to…
Turkey jails 24 Istanbul airport workers pending trial after protests

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…
Syria’s Idlib spared attack, Turkey to send in more troops

Syria’s Idlib spared attack, Turkey to send in more troops

  ANKARA/AMMAN (Reuters) – Turkey will send more troops into Syria’s Idlib province after striking a deal with Russia that…
Palestinian man taken from home, beaten and killed by Israeli forces

Palestinian man taken from home, beaten and killed by Israeli forces

  BEIT RIMA, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian residents say a 24-year-old Palestinian man has died after being arrested at…
Oil prices edge up as supply concerns outweigh US stockpile gains

Oil prices edge up as supply concerns outweigh US stockpile gains

  BEIJING (Reuters) – Oil prices inched up on Wednesday as concerns that producers may not be able to cover…
Pakistan’s new PM, Imran Khan, visits Saudi Arabia

Pakistan’s new PM, Imran Khan, visits Saudi Arabia

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pakistan’s new prime minister, former cricket player Imran Khan, is in Saudi Arabia…
Saudi-led coalition launches major operation to recapture Yemeni port city

Saudi-led coalition launches major operation to recapture Yemeni port city

  The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has launched a major offensive to recapture the strategic port city…
Fighting resumes in Libyan capital, causes mass power outage

Fighting resumes in Libyan capital, causes mass power outage

  CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities say fighting between rival militias in the capital of Tripoli has flared up again,…
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