How does this end? With Hamas holding firm and fighting back in Gaza, Israel faces only bad options
JERUSALEM (news agencies) — Diminished but not deterred, Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of...
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France is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration
MARSEILLE, France (news agencies) — Brought into the international spotlight by the ban on hijabs for French athletes at the...
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Taiwan scrambles jets and puts missile, naval and land units on alert over China’s military drills
TAIPEI, Taiwan (news agencies) — Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert Thursday over Chinese...
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5 dead and nearly 3 dozen hurt in tornadoes that tore through Iowa, officials say
GREENFIELD, Iowa (news agencies) — A deadly tornado that wreaked havoc in the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, left four...
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US House passes crypto bill despite warnings from SEC
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that aims to create a new legal framework for digital...
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Iran prepares to bury late president, foreign minister and others killed in helicopter crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — Iran on Thursday prepared to inter its late president at the holiest site...
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Strong winds topple stage at a campaign rally in northern Mexico, killing at least 5 people
SAN PEDRO GARZA GARCIA, Mexico (news agencies) — A high gust of wind toppled the stage at a campaign rally...
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Brazil’s flooded south sees first deaths from disease, as experts warn of coming surge in fatalities
SAO PAULO (news agencies) — The first two deaths from waterborne bacterial disease were reported in southern Brazil, where floodwaters...
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First aid from US pier in Gaza has reached starving Palestinians, the UN says
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — The U.N. World Food Program said Wednesday that it has handed out in Gaza in recent...
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Trump allies face skepticism as they try appealing to disaffected Arab Americans in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (news agencies) — Facing a room of Arab American activists from across the country angry at President Joe...
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