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Iran is increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says

Iran is increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says

AP  —  Iran has defied international demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium…
Israeli airstrike kills 17 family members

Israeli airstrike kills 17 family members

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 50 people, including 17 members of a single family, according to the local health…
US envoy heads to Beirut as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire talks gain momentum

US envoy heads to Beirut as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire talks gain momentum

CNN  —  United States envoy Amos Hochstein is expected in Beirut on Tuesday, according to two Lebanese official sources, in…
Nearly a hundred aid trucks looted in Gaza, as UN warns of ‘collapse of law and order’

Nearly a hundred aid trucks looted in Gaza, as UN warns of ‘collapse of law and order’

CNN  —  Nearly a hundred aid trucks were looted in southern Gaza on Saturday in what UNRWA, the UN agency…
Rocket attack kills at least one person in northern Israel

Rocket attack kills at least one person in northern Israel

A rocket attack has killed at least one person and wounded several others in the Palestinian town of Shefa’Amr in…
Jared Kushner expected to be pivotal to Trump admin’s Middle East efforts without taking a formal job

Jared Kushner expected to be pivotal to Trump admin’s Middle East efforts without taking a formal job

CNN  —  President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is seen as being pivotal to the incoming administration’s Middle East efforts,…
Netanyahu aide leaked classified document to influence public opinion on hostage negotiations, court says

Netanyahu aide leaked classified document to influence public opinion on hostage negotiations, court says

CNN  —  An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is alleged to have leaked classified information to foreign press…
AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon

AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon

Beirut AP  —  As a bomb descended on a multi-story apartment building in Beirut’s Tayouneh area Friday, hundreds of onlookers…
Israeli strike kills Hezbollah spokesperson as group prepares response to fresh ceasefire proposal

Israeli strike kills Hezbollah spokesperson as group prepares response to fresh ceasefire proposal

CNN  —  The spokesperson of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Mohammed Afif, was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut…
Israel launches rare strike on central Beirut targeting pro-Hezbollah party

Israel launches rare strike on central Beirut targeting pro-Hezbollah party

Israel launched a rare airstrike on the center of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Sunday, targeting the headquarters of the…
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