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Indictment, a plan and a pardon: Israeli PM has a wild week
Middle East

Indictment, a plan and a pardon: Israeli PM has a wild week

MOSCOW (AP) — When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the White House after the unveiling of President Donald Trump’s…
In Egypt, 12-year-old girl dies after genital mutilation
Egypt

In Egypt, 12-year-old girl dies after genital mutilation

CAIRO (AP) — A 12-year-old girl died this week in southern Egypt after her parents brought her to a doctor…
China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed
World

China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed

BEIJING (AP) — Carrying permits demanding “fast passage,” truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to…
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
Science

As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk

Fabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and…
Syria violence hits children hardest; Turkey threatens force
Middle East

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
Middle East

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
Middle East

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
Middle East

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

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
Middle East

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…
Australia defends plan to create island quarantine camp
World

Australia defends plan to create island quarantine camp

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government on Thursday defended its plan to send citizens evacuated from the epicenter of China’s…
The guillotine: Brexit ends election roles for expat Britons
World

The guillotine: Brexit ends election roles for expat Britons

SAINT-MARTIAL-SUR-ISOP, France (AP) — For many Britons living in towns and villages across Europe, the stroke of midnight Friday will…
Leaked report shows United Nations suffered hack
World

Leaked report shows United Nations suffered hack

GENEVA (AP) — Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. networks in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation that…
Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM
Middle East

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
Middle East

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
Middle East

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…
Israel postpones move to annex large parts of West Bank
Middle East

Israel postpones move to annex large parts of West Bank

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has postponed a move to annex large parts of the West Bank, a government minister said…
Virus cases in China top SARS as evacuations begin
World

Virus cases in China top SARS as evacuations begin

BEIJING (AP) — Countries began evacuating their citizens Wednesday from the Chinese city hardest-hit by a new virus that has…
Dutch court throws out case against Israeli military chiefs
Middle East

Dutch court throws out case against Israeli military chiefs

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court threw out a civil case Wednesday brought by a Dutch-Palestinian man seeking…
Sudan to tackle fuel subsidies as economy hangs on the edge
Middle East

Sudan to tackle fuel subsidies as economy hangs on the edge

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan hopes to cut fuel subsidies over the course of 18 months, starting as early as…
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