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Palestinian prisoner held in Israel dies after cancer battle
Middle East

Palestinian prisoner held in Israel dies after cancer battle

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian prisoner died on Tuesday in Israeli custody after battling cancer, Israel’s prisons service…
Iraqi officials cite progress on oil deal with Kurds
Middle East

Iraqi officials cite progress on oil deal with Kurds

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s government has agreed “in principle” on a long-anticipated oil-sharing deal with the northern Kurdish region, officials…
Lebanon clashes threaten to crack open fault lines
Middle East

Lebanon clashes threaten to crack open fault lines

BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes between Lebanese protesters and supporters of the Shia militant Hezbollah group are putting Lebanon’s military and…
Red Cross reports new outbreak of dengue fever in Yemen
Middle East

Red Cross reports new outbreak of dengue fever in Yemen

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross reported a new outbreak of dengue fever in war-torn…
Israel’s attorney general says Netanyahu not required to resign
Middle East

Israel’s attorney general says Netanyahu not required to resign

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general said Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not required to leave office following…
Grocery-carrying robots are coming. Do we need them?
Technology

Grocery-carrying robots are coming. Do we need them?

BOSTON (AP) — The first cargo-carrying robot marketed directly to consumers is on sale this holiday season. But how many…
Police fire tear gas as groups clash in Lebanon capital
Middle East

Police fire tear gas as groups clash in Lebanon capital

BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas amid confrontations in central Beirut that went into Monday morning between Hezbollah…
Rights researcher deported by Israel vows to continue work
Middle East

Rights researcher deported by Israel vows to continue work

JERUSALEM (AP) — A human rights researcher who is being deported from Israel over his alleged boycott advocacy said Sunday…
Death toll climbs to 13 in one of the ‘worst’ days of protest in southern Iraq
Middle East

Death toll climbs to 13 in one of the ‘worst’ days of protest in southern Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — Thirteen anti-government protesters were killed Sunday by Iraqi security forces in one of the “worst” days of…
Alaska Native ice cellars failing amid environmental changes
World

Alaska Native ice cellars failing amid environmental changes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For generations, people in Alaska’s far-north whaling villages have relied on hand-built ice cellars dug deep…
Pence works to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq trip
Middle East

Pence works to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq trip

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence worked to reassure the United States’ Kurdish allies in an unannounced trip…
Netanyahu’s woes mirror those of his ally Trump
Middle East

Netanyahu’s woes mirror those of his ally Trump

JERUSALEM (AP) — He was accused of using his high office to advance his personal political interests. He derided the…
Iraqi officials: 1 protester dead amid ongoing clashes
Middle East

Iraqi officials: 1 protester dead amid ongoing clashes

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters Saturday, killing one…
Iraqi officials say 8 protesters dead in day of violent clashes
Middle East

Iraqi officials say 8 protesters dead in day of violent clashes

BAGHDAD (AP) — Eight people died and at least 90 were wounded on Thursday in renewed clashes in central Baghdad,…
Man found guilty of murdering British tourist in New Zealand
World

Man found guilty of murdering British tourist in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand jury on Friday found a man guilty of murder in the death…
US calls for Iran crackdown videos, internet slowly returns
Middle East

US calls for Iran crackdown videos, internet slowly returns

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the internet was slowly being revived across Iran on Friday after a dayslong,…
Fear, turmoil in Lebanon as its financial crisis worsens
Middle East

Fear, turmoil in Lebanon as its financial crisis worsens

BEIRUT (AP) — On one of Beirut’s main commercial streets, store owners are cutting salaries by half or considering shutting…
Pope in Thailand calls for action to protect women, children
World

Pope in Thailand calls for action to protect women, children

BANGKOK (AP) — Pope Francis urged more efforts to combat the “humiliation” of women and children forced into prostitution as…
Likud rival of Israeli PM says party primary way forward
Middle East

Likud rival of Israeli PM says party primary way forward

JERUSALEM (AP) — In the first sign of rebellion with Israel’s ruling right-wing Likud, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top party…
Four Iraqi protesters killed in clashes with security forces
Middle East

Four Iraqi protesters killed in clashes with security forces

BAGHDAD (AP) — Renewed clashes overnight in Baghdad between anti-government demonstrators and security forces killed four protesters, Iraqi security and…
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