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Thousands take to streets in Gaza in rare public display of discontent with Hamas
Several thousand people briefly took to the streets across the Gaza Strip to protest the territory’s chronic power outages and…
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Israeli doctors walk off the job, more strikes may be looming after a law weakening courts passed
JERUSALEM — Thousands of Israeli doctors walked off their jobs, labor leaders threatened a general strike and senior justices rushed…
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Thousands march on Jerusalem as former Israeli officials beg Netanyahu to halt legislation overhaul
JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of protesters marched into Jerusalem on Saturday evening in a last-ditch show of force aimed…
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Charges dismissed against white woman who spat on Black woman during protests in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. — HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A judge Friday dismissed hate crime and other charges against a white woman…
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New York City agrees to pay $13 million to 2020 racial injustice protesters in historic class action
NEW YORK — New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit…
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Israeli protesters block highways in ‘day of disruption’ against Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli protesters blocked highways and gathered outside Tel Aviv’s stock exchange and military headquarters on Tuesday…
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Israel’s Netanyahu is feeling ‘very good’ after overnight hospitalization following a dizzy spell
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is still undergoing tests in hospital after a dizzy spell…
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Biden is hosting Swedish prime minister at the White House in a show of support for NATO bid
President Joe Biden will be hosting Sweden’s prime minister at the White House on Wednesday in a show of solidarity…
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Climate activists disrupt London Pride march to protest corporate sponsorship
Climate activists have briefly halted the dance-filled London Pride march by blocking a float sponsored by Coca-Cola People gather to…
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Muslims at Hajj pilgrimage brave intense heat to cast stones at pillars representing the devil
MINA, Saudi Arabia — Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday braved intense heat to perform the symbolic stoning…
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