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Poll: Fatah, Hamas face headwinds ahead of Palestinian vote
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Poll: Fatah, Hamas face headwinds ahead of Palestinian vote

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party and his militant Hamas rivals would each fall well short of…
Could a 258mph electric hypercar help Dubai ditch its gas guzzlers?
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Could a 258mph electric hypercar help Dubai ditch its gas guzzlers?

According to its designers, the 1,914-horsepower Rimac C_Two hypercar will take a driver from 0 to 60 miles per hour in…
Deepen trade with Turkey but ready sanctions, EU report says
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Deepen trade with Turkey but ready sanctions, EU report says

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should start negotiations on deeper trade ties with Turkey but be ready to impose…
Agency: 1/4 of civilian casualties in Yemen are children
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Agency: 1/4 of civilian casualties in Yemen are children

CAIRO (AP) — Children constituted a quarter of civilian casualties over the last three years in Yemen’s grinding war between…
Politically correct? Bond market steers clear of judgment calls
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Politically correct? Bond market steers clear of judgment calls

LONDON (Reuters) – When Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in 2018, London-based hedge fund manager Dominic Armstrong bet investors…
Pollard defends spying on US for Israel in rare interview
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Pollard defends spying on US for Israel in rare interview

JERUSALEM (AP) — Jonathan Pollard, an American who served a 30-year sentence for spying for Israel, defends his actions in…
Israel votes: Netanyahu’s fate hangs on Tuesday’s elections
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Israel votes: Netanyahu’s fate hangs on Tuesday’s elections

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis began voting on Tuesday in the country’s fourth parliamentary election in two years — a highly…
Cabinet talks in Lebanon break down, heralding more collapse
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Cabinet talks in Lebanon break down, heralding more collapse

BEIRUT (AP) — Protesters blocked some roads in the Lebanese capital with burning tires Monday after talks on the formation…
Saudi oil giant Aramco reports 30% drop in payments to state
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Saudi oil giant Aramco reports 30% drop in payments to state

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco paid the Saudi government 30 percent less in…
Strikes on northwest Syria kill 1 person, cause wide damage
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Strikes on northwest Syria kill 1 person, cause wide damage

BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes on several locations in northwest Syria near the border with Turkey have killed at least one…
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