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US says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster is believed to have…
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Another top donor says it will resume funding the UN agency for Palestinians as Gaza hunger grows
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Another top donor to the U.N. agency aiding Palestinians said Saturday that it would resume funding, weeks…
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Gunmen wound seven in rush hour attack near Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to extend their cease-fire by another day, just minutes before it was…
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Car bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador’s fragile security
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s fragile security situation was underscored Thursday by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of…
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