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Iran sees highest daily death toll in months as virus surges

Iran sees highest daily death toll in months as virus surges

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s daily coronavirus death toll climbed over 400 for the first time in months on Sunday,…
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes southwestern Iran

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes southwestern Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook southwestern Iran along the Persian Gulf on Sunday, followed by at…
Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll

Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli briefly detained three Jerusalem-based candidates for Palestinian legislative elections on Saturday, deepening a dispute over whether…
Libya welcomes UN decision to deploy cease-fire monitors

Libya welcomes UN decision to deploy cease-fire monitors

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s transitional government on Saturday welcomed a U.N. Security Council decision to deploy international monitors to watch…
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan

‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan

BHANNINE, Lebanon (AP) — It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often…
Iran names suspect in Natanz attack, says he fled country

Iran names suspect in Natanz attack, says he fled country

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran named a suspect Saturday in the attack on its Natanz nuclear facility that damaged centrifuges…
As Biden improves with vets, Afghanistan plan a plus to some

As Biden improves with vets, Afghanistan plan a plus to some

ELM GROVE, Wis. (AP) — Patrick Proctor Brown says the war in Afghanistan was lost within a year of its…
UN agrees to deploy cease-fire monitors in Libya

UN agrees to deploy cease-fire monitors in Libya

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council has authorized international monitors to watch over a nearly six-month-old cease-fire agreement…
Biden says Iranian enrichment to 60 percent unhelpful, but glad about talks

Biden says Iranian enrichment to 60 percent unhelpful, but glad about talks

US President Joe Biden on Friday called Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 60 percent purity unhelpful but said he is…
UN: 40 civilian casualties in central Yemen in March alone

UN: 40 civilian casualties in central Yemen in March alone

CAIRO (AP) — The ongoing battle between Yemen’s Huthi rebels and government forces in the central province of Marib has…
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