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UN denounces US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Middle East

UN denounces US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital

The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to denounce President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, largely ignoring…
Top US aid recipients ignored White House threat on UN vote
World

Top US aid recipients ignored White House threat on UN vote

Ahead of a dramatic vote at the United Nations on Thursday, the United States made an unprecedented threat to fellow…
Libyan PM says preparations for 2018 elections underway
Middle East

Libyan PM says preparations for 2018 elections underway

The head of Libya’s UN-backed government says it’s pushing ahead with preparations to hold the country’s presidential elections in 2018,…
Civil war is pushing South Sudan closer to starvation
World

Civil war is pushing South Sudan closer to starvation

Writhing in agony on the dirt floor of his hut, Bob Wol traced the recent gunshot wounds on his thigh…
Iraqi Kurdish ministers resign amid violent protests
Middle East

Iraqi Kurdish ministers resign amid violent protests

Two political parties have withdrawn from Iraq’s Kurdish regional government amid street protests over delayed salaries, poor services and rampant…
Palestinian girl praised as hero after confronting soldiers
Middle East

Palestinian girl praised as hero after confronting soldiers

The curly haired Palestinian teenager is seen walking up to two Israeli soldiers standing near the entrance of her house,…
Positive IMF review paves way for $2 bn transfer to Egypt
Egypt

Positive IMF review paves way for $2 bn transfer to Egypt

The latest review by the International Monetary Fund has found that Egypt’s economic reforms are on track, paving the way…
Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians
Middle East

Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians

The price Mosul’s residents paid in blood to see their city freed was 9,000 to 11,000 dead, a civilian casualty…
Car rams into pedestrians in Melbourne, up to 19 injured
World

Car rams into pedestrians in Melbourne, up to 19 injured

Two men were arrested after the car in which they were travelling crashed into pedestrians on a busy central Melbourne…
Charges filed in Croatia after death of Afghan migrant girl
World

Charges filed in Croatia after death of Afghan migrant girl

The family of a 6-year-old Afghan migrant girl killed by a train on the Serbia-Croatia border filed charges Tuesday against…
Christmas in Bethlehem: Trump’s Jerusalem shift looms large
Middle East

Christmas in Bethlehem: Trump’s Jerusalem shift looms large

President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital looms large in Christmas festivities this year in the traditional birthplace…
Airport in Egypt’s Sinai targeted while 2 ministers visited
Egypt

Airport in Egypt’s Sinai targeted while 2 ministers visited

Egypt’s military spokesman says a “projectile” hit the airport in the city of el-Arish in the turbulent north of the…
Following Trump’s report, China urges US to accept its rise
World

Following Trump’s report, China urges US to accept its rise

The Chinese government on Tuesday criticized US President Donald Trump’s decision to label Beijing a strategic rival and called on…
Salah, the prolific frontman making Liverpool’s ‘Fab 4’ sing
Health & Fitness

Salah, the prolific frontman making Liverpool’s ‘Fab 4’ sing

There’s a new “Fab Four” making Liverpool sing — and this time, there’s no question which member is the biggest…
Egypt says police kill 5 militants near Cairo
Egypt

Egypt says police kill 5 militants near Cairo

Egypt says police have killed five suspected militants in a shootout just outside Cairo. The Interior Ministry, which oversees security…
US train on new route hurtles onto highway, kills 3
World

US train on new route hurtles onto highway, kills 3

An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle on…
African refugees reach France in resettlement initiative
World

African refugees reach France in resettlement initiative

The first group of African refugees benefiting from a new initiative bringing those deemed to be especially vulnerable directly to…
UN says there are 258 million international migrants today
World

UN says there are 258 million international migrants today

An estimated 258 million people have left their birth countries and are now living in other nations — an increase…
Al-Qaida divisions may aid Assad as he eyes Syria’s Idlib
Middle East

Al-Qaida divisions may aid Assad as he eyes Syria’s Idlib

As President Bashar Assad seeks to reassert his authority in Idlib, the only remaining province in Syria where his forces…
Austria swears in Europe’s youngest leader amid protests
World

Austria swears in Europe’s youngest leader amid protests

Sebastian Kurz was sworn in Monday as Austria’s new chancellor, making him Europe’s youngest leader at age 31, after his…
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