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Indictment, a plan and a pardon: Israeli PM has a wild week
Middle East
January 31, 2020
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
January 31, 2020
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
January 31, 2020
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
January 31, 2020
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
January 31, 2020
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
January 31, 2020
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
January 31, 2020
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
January 31, 2020
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
January 30, 2020
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
January 30, 2020
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
January 30, 2020
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
January 30, 2020
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
January 30, 2020
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
January 30, 2020
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
January 30, 2020
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
January 30, 2020
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
January 30, 2020
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
January 29, 2020
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
January 29, 2020
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
January 29, 2020
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…