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Syria violence hits children hardest; Turkey threatens force

Syria violence hits children hardest; Turkey threatens force

BEIRUT (AP) — A children’s advocacy group warned Friday that nearly half of nearly 400,000 displaced in the Syrian government’s…
Countries backing Libya peace fuel conflict: UN envoy

Countries backing Libya peace fuel conflict: UN envoy

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Libya on Thursday accused some countries that approved a plan to restore…
Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza after militants fire 3 rockets

Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza after militants fire 3 rockets

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said on Friday that it launched “wide-scale” airstrikes on militant targets in the Gaza…
Afghans will need billions more in aid, as US looks to leave

Afghans will need billions more in aid, as US looks to leave

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan will need vast amounts of foreign funding to keep its government afloat through 2024, a…
Exclusive: FBI probes use of Israeli firm’s spyware in personal and government hacks: sources

Exclusive: FBI probes use of Israeli firm’s spyware in personal and government hacks: sources

(Reuters) — The FBI is investigating the role of Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group Technologies in possible hacks on American…
Gulf Arabs back Trump’s Mideast efforts, but not peace plan

Gulf Arabs back Trump’s Mideast efforts, but not peace plan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A tectonic shift in relations quietly underway for years now was on full display…
Warplanes kill 10, strike hospital in offensive in Syria

Warplanes kill 10, strike hospital in offensive in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Warplanes struck a town in a rebel-held enclave in northwestern Syria, killing at least 10 people, including…
Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM

Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s president has given rival political blocs a deadline to select a prime minister nearly two months…
Libya says oil shutdown losses have risen to $560 million

Libya says oil shutdown losses have risen to $560 million

CAIRO (AP) — Losses from the closures of Libya’s major oil fields and production facilities have continued to increase, surpassing…
UN council members point fingers over Syria aid crossings

UN council members point fingers over Syria aid crossings

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Security Council members clashed Wednesday over humanitarian needs in war-torn Syria, weeks after the group’s…
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