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Images of starving lions in Sudan zoo spark global concern

Images of starving lions in Sudan zoo spark global concern

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — At an impoverished, forlorn zoo in Sudan’s capital, the park’s few remaining lions are starving in…
Israeli electric company ends power cuts to West Bank after Palestinians pay debt

Israeli electric company ends power cuts to West Bank after Palestinians pay debt

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH (Reuters) — Israel’s state-owned electric company said on Wednesday it was ending power cuts to the occupied West Bank…
Masked gunmen kill local commander of Iran’s security forces

Masked gunmen kill local commander of Iran’s security forces

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Masked gunmen on Wednesday ambushed and killed the local commander of a paramilitary security force in…
Netanyahu renews West Bank annexation vow ahead of elections

Netanyahu renews West Bank annexation vow ahead of elections

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu renewed a vow to annex Israeli settlements in the West Bank as…
Saudi involved in hacking of Amazon boss Bezos’ phone, U.N. report will say

Saudi involved in hacking of Amazon boss Bezos’ phone, U.N. report will say

SAN FRANCISCO/CAIRO (Reuters) — Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia…
U.S. deports Iranian student despite ACLU efforts to block his removal

U.S. deports Iranian student despite ACLU efforts to block his removal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. immigration officials on Monday deported an Iranian student headed to a Boston university despite efforts by…
New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue

New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue

BEIRUT (AP) — A new Cabinet was announced in crisis-hit Lebanon late Tuesday, breaking a months-long impasse amid mass protests…
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 9, including whole family

Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 9, including whole family

BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northern Syria on Tuesday killed at least nine people, including…
One dead as protesters take a Baghdad highway: Iraq officials

One dead as protesters take a Baghdad highway: Iraq officials

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi riot police opened fire Tuesday amid clashes with anti-government protesters on a central Baghdad highway, killing…
Tunisia’s designated PM vows to tackle economic, social ills

Tunisia’s designated PM vows to tackle economic, social ills

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s new designated prime minister Elyes Fakhfakh said he would form a smaller cabinet than in previous…
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