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Settler leader: Netanyahu moving ahead with annexation plans

Settler leader: Netanyahu moving ahead with annexation plans

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured Jewish settlers that he is going ahead with plans to begin…
Libya’s Tripoli forces press gains despite Egypt truce offer

Libya’s Tripoli forces press gains despite Egypt truce offer

CAIRO (AP) — Libyan fighters allied with the country’s UN-supported government in Tripoli pressed their advance on Monday, boosted by…
Turkey orders 149 people detained for suspected Gulen links: Anadolu

Turkey orders 149 people detained for suspected Gulen links: Anadolu

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey on Monday ordered the detention of 149 people, mainly from the security forces, over suspected links…
Iran doctor freed in swap for Navy veteran returns to Tehran

Iran doctor freed in swap for Navy veteran returns to Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian doctor based in Florida returned to his homeland Monday after being part of a…
Lebanon deescalates sectarian clashes after tense night

Lebanon deescalates sectarian clashes after tense night

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military on Sunday said overnight riots and sectarian tensions in central Beirut and other areas…
Palestinians, Israelis protest against Israel’s decision to annex parts of the West Bank

Palestinians, Israelis protest against Israel’s decision to annex parts of the West Bank

Thousands of Palestinians and Israelis protested in Israel on Saturday against Israel’s plan to extend sovereignty over parts of the…
Istanbul residents ignore virus rules on first weekend out

Istanbul residents ignore virus rules on first weekend out

ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul residents flocked to the city’s shores and parks on the first weekend with no coronavirus lockdown,…
Condolences from Netanyahu, a week after police kill autistic Palestinian

Condolences from Netanyahu, a week after police kill autistic Palestinian

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – More than a week after Israeli police shot dead an unarmed and autistic Palestinian in Jerusalem, Prime…
Iraqi lawmakers vote in new premier’s remaining ministers

Iraqi lawmakers vote in new premier’s remaining ministers

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi lawmakers signed off on the rest of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s government Saturday, following weeks of…
Morocco artisans fear ‘knockout punch’ from virus

Morocco artisans fear ‘knockout punch’ from virus

Pottery, basketwork and wrought-iron furniture pile up in the deserted stalls of the Oulja arts and crafts complex in Sale…
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