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Drawn-out sex crimes case rattles Israel-Australia ties

Drawn-out sex crimes case rattles Israel-Australia ties

JERUSALEM (AP) — Nicole Meyer endured years of sexual abuse allegedly at the hands of her former school principal. She’s…
In Afghanistan, jailed Taliban await peace, their freedom

In Afghanistan, jailed Taliban await peace, their freedom

PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan (AP) — Thousands of Taliban prisoners jailed in Afghanistan as insurgents see a peace deal being hammered out…
Israel to withhold $43 million of Palestinian tax funds

Israel to withhold $43 million of Palestinian tax funds

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Security Cabinet on Sunday voted to withhold $43 million of tax funds from the Palestinians,…
US strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor’s death

US strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor’s death

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. carried out military strikes in Iraq and Syria targeting an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia blamed for…
Lebanese protesters turn their ire on banks

Lebanese protesters turn their ire on banks

BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of Lebanese protesters held a brief sit-in inside a bank in Beirut and another in the…
Iraqi artists pay tribute to dead protesters with sculptures

Iraqi artists pay tribute to dead protesters with sculptures

BAGHDAD (AP) — The sculptures carved by seven art trainees were lined up outside a makeshift workshop in Baghdad’s Tahrir…
Turkey speeds up Libya troop deployment deal to prevent slide into ‘chaos’

Turkey speeds up Libya troop deployment deal to prevent slide into ‘chaos’

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister warned that the Libyan conflict risks sliding into chaos and becoming the next Syria,…
Blast hits military parade in Yemen, at least five dead

Blast hits military parade in Yemen, at least five dead

DUBAI (Reuters) – A missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Huthi group struck a military parade in Yemen’s southern separatist-held town…
Algeria names new prime minister

Algeria names new prime minister

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday named a university professor and former diplomat as prime minister as…
Libya parliament speaker urges rejection of UN-recognised govt

Libya parliament speaker urges rejection of UN-recognised govt

The speaker of Libya’s parliament on Saturday urged the international community to reject the legitimacy of the war-torn country’s UN-recognized…
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