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Syria reports Israeli airstrike near northern city of Aleppo

Syria reports Israeli airstrike near northern city of Aleppo

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli warplanes fired missiles on suburbs of the northern city of Aleppo early Friday, Syrian state…
Taliban say peace talks with Afghan team to start Saturday

Taliban say peace talks with Afghan team to start Saturday

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The long-awaited peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government’s negotiating team are to begin on…
Rights group: Libya militias used machine guns on protesters

Rights group: Libya militias used machine guns on protesters

CAIRO (AP) — A prominent human rights organization Thursday accused Libyan armed groups linked to the Tripoli-based government of using…
Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion

Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion

BEIRUT (AP) — A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents traumatized by…
Imprisoned Algerian journalist appeals in high-profile case

Imprisoned Algerian journalist appeals in high-profile case

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian prosecutor on Tuesday sought a four-year sentence in the high-profile appeals trial of Algerian…
Politics plague Israeli virus response ahead of holidays

Politics plague Israeli virus response ahead of holidays

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long cultivated a symbiotic relationship with the country’s ultra-Orthodox…
New UN report says rebels in Yemen recruited teenage girls

New UN report says rebels in Yemen recruited teenage girls

GENEVA (AP) — UN-backed experts have found evidence that rebels in Yemen recruited nearly three dozen teenage girls — some…
Palestinians win Saudi support but no Arab condemnation of UAE-Israel deal

Palestinians win Saudi support but no Arab condemnation of UAE-Israel deal

CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinian leaders won renewed Saudi support for Palestinian statehood at a Wednesday meeting, but did not persuade…
Fire ‘destroys’ Europe’s largest migrant camp on Lesbos

Fire ‘destroys’ Europe’s largest migrant camp on Lesbos

Athens, Greece (CNN) Europe’s largest migrant camp, Moria, has been “completely destroyed” after massive fires broke out early Wednesday at…
United States formally announces troop reduction in Iraq

United States formally announces troop reduction in Iraq

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States military on Wednesday announced that it would be reducing its presence in Iraq from…
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