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Lebanon weighs defaulting or paying Eurobond next month
Middle East

Lebanon weighs defaulting or paying Eurobond next month

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s finance minister said Thursday the country’s new government is weighing whether to pay or default on…
Fear, boredom, adventure fill each day on quarantined ship
World

Fear, boredom, adventure fill each day on quarantined ship

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Fear. Surprising moments of levity. Soul-crushing boredom. Life on the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship quarantined…
US gives Iraq sanctions waiver for vital Iranian gas imports
Middle East

US gives Iraq sanctions waiver for vital Iranian gas imports

BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States has granted Iraq a 45-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to continue importing vital…
Video: South Sudan buries reports on oil pollution, birth defects
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Video: South Sudan buries reports on oil pollution, birth defects

PALOCH, South Sudan (AP) — The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open…
Iran candidates start campaigns for parliamentary elections
Middle East

Iran candidates start campaigns for parliamentary elections

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Thousands of Iranian candidates approved to run in parliamentary elections kicked off their campaigns Thursday ahead…
Stormy US-Europe relations as top officials head to Munich
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Stormy US-Europe relations as top officials head to Munich

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy priorities stand at pivotal moments as two high-level national…
UN list targets firms linked to Israeli settlements
Middle East

UN list targets firms linked to Israeli settlements

JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday released a list of more than 100 companies it said…
Italy-Libya deal puts migrants in danger: rights group
Middle East

Italy-Libya deal puts migrants in danger: rights group

CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch warned on Wednesday that Italy’s renewed support for the Libyan coast guard is putting…
UK announces plan to fine firms for harmful online content
Technology

UK announces plan to fine firms for harmful online content

LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will give regulators the power to fine social media companies for harmful…
Syria: US troops open fire on locals in northeast, killing 1
Middle East

Syria: US troops open fire on locals in northeast, killing 1

DAMASCUS (AP) — A Syrian was killed and another was wounded in a rare clash Wednesday between American troops and…
Sanders’ narrow win ups pressure on moderates to coalesce
World

Sanders’ narrow win ups pressure on moderates to coalesce

WASHINGTON (AP) — For Bernie Sanders, not all victories are created equal. In 2016, Sanders carried New Hampshire by 22…
US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement
Middle East

US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have issued an ultimatum to Washington after weeks of talks with a U.S. peace envoy,…
US to seek more help from NATO to counter Islamic State
Middle East

US to seek more help from NATO to counter Islamic State

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday he is looking to NATO allies for more help…
Palestinian chief and ex-Israeli PM show 2 sides can talk
Middle East

Palestinian chief and ex-Israeli PM show 2 sides can talk

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sat beside former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday and said…
Lebanese Cabinet wins vote of confidence from Parliament
Middle East

Lebanese Cabinet wins vote of confidence from Parliament

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new Cabinet won a vote of confidence from Parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for it…
Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trial: official
Middle East

Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trial: official

AIRO (AP) — Sudan’s transitional authorities have agreed to hand over ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court…
Palestinians rally against Trump plan amid struggle at UN
Middle East

Palestinians rally against Trump plan amid struggle at UN

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians rallied Tuesday in the West Bank to reject President Donald Trump’s Mideast…
Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative
World

Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative

BEIJING (AP) — After nearly a week of roaming China’s epidemic-struck city, filming the dead and the sickened in overwhelmed…
Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square
Technology

Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Worried about the spread of coronavirus? A five-foot tall (1.5 meter) Promobot might have your answer.…
Coast guard catches and returns 81 migrants off Libyan coast
Middle East

Coast guard catches and returns 81 migrants off Libyan coast

CAIRO (AP) — The Libyan coast guard apprehended 81 migrants off the coast of Libya and returned them to the…
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