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How many femicides in Turkey are covered up as suicides?

How many femicides in Turkey are covered up as suicides?

The gruesome murder of women is all too common in Turkey and news of such crimes repeatedly shocks large parts of the…
ICC prosecutor to probe war crimes in Palestinian Territories, angering Israel

ICC prosecutor to probe war crimes in Palestinian Territories, angering Israel

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Wednesday her office will formally investigate war crimes in…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim missile hits Saudi oil facility

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim missile hits Saudi oil facility

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they attacked a Saudi oil facility in the port city…
US warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base

US warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House warned that the US may consider a military response to the rocket attack on…
Palestinian Authority faces criticism over vaccine rollout

Palestinian Authority faces criticism over vaccine rollout

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority’s decision to divert some of its tiny stockpile of coronavirus vaccines to…
Kuwait swears in new government amid mounting crises

Kuwait swears in new government amid mounting crises

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s new Cabinet was sworn in Wednesday, state-run media reported, weeks after the government…
Behind Moroccan-German diplomatic crisis, a list of grudges

Behind Moroccan-German diplomatic crisis, a list of grudges

On Monday, a letter was leaked in which Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita suggested to his prime minister that all…
Islamic State says it killed female media workers in east Afghanistan

Islamic State says it killed female media workers in east Afghanistan

(Reuters) – The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed three female media workers in eastern Afghanistan.…
Protests in Lebanon as local currency hits record low

Protests in Lebanon as local currency hits record low

BEIRUT (AP) — Protests broke out across the country Tuesday after the Lebanese pound hit a record low against the…
Vatican defends pope’s Iraq trip amid virus as ‘act of love’

Vatican defends pope’s Iraq trip amid virus as ‘act of love’

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican defended Pope Francis’ decision to go ahead with his trip to Iraq this weekend…
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