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UN to commemorate Palestinians’ 1948 flight from Israel for the first time
UNITED NATIONS (AP) β For the first time, the United Nations will officially commemorate the flight of hundreds of thousands…
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Cease-fire between Israel and militants in Gaza appears to hold after days of fighting
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) β A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip appeared to…
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Syria’s main insurgent group seeks to move away from al-Qaida past, get off Western terrorism lists
IDLIB, Syria (AP) β The leader of an insurgent group that rules much of northwest Syria rose to notoriety over…
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From allies to foes: How uneasy relations between Sudan army, separate force exploded into violence
CAIRO (AP) β Over recent years, Sudanβs military and a separate armed force accumulated power, each suspicious of the other,…
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Israeli airstrikes, Palestinian rockets continue even as hopes for a cease-fire grow
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) β The most violent confrontation in months between Israel and Palestinian militants continued for a…
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War, natural disasters left record 71 million people internally displaced in 2022, report says
The war in Ukraine helped push the global total of people left internally displaced by conflict or natural disasters to…
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Israel kills another militant commander in Gaza as fighting goes on, truce efforts falter
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) β Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed a fourth militant commander on Thursday, raising…
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As more women forgo the hijab, Iran’s government pushes back
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) β Billboards across Iranβs capital proclaim that women should wear their mandatory headscarves to honor their mothers.…
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Killing of alleged collaborator exposes Palestinian tensions
NABLUS, West Bank (AP) β There was no mourning tent for 23-year-old Palestinian Zuhair al-Ghaleeth. There were no banners with…
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Israel kills 3 from Islamic Jihad in targeted Gaza strikes
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) β Israel killed three senior commanders of the militant Islamic Jihad group in targeted airstrikes…
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