In the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (news agencies) — Children in sandals trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of ...
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Gunfire, lawlessness and gang-like looters are preventing aid distribution in Gaza, an official says
LARNACA, Cyprus (news agencies) — Thousands of tons of food, medicines and other aid piled up on a beach in ...
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Israel’s Supreme Court orders conscription for ultra-Orthodox men
The ruling risks the further destabilisation of Israel’s government, with key religiously conservative parties opposed.Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled unanimously ...
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A massacre, an exodus from Darfur and years of rehab for Sudanese refugees
A year ago, RSF forces are accused of massacring Masalit people in Darfur. Survivors are scarred and relearning to walk.Aboutengue, ...
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With another setback for cease-fire talks, worries of full-scale war for Israel and Lebanon escalate
BEIRUT (news agencies) — The prospect of a full-scale war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group terrifies people on ...
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Suspected Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel in waters further away than many previous assaults
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — A possible attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday targeted a ship further ...
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Bahrain and Iran agree to start talks aimed at restoring ties
Bahrain had cut ties with Iran in 2016, but relations improved following the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement last year.Bahrain and Iran have ...
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Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shooting
Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro were among the dignitaries marking the groundbreaking Sunday of a new ...
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Over 1,000 pilgrims died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say
CAIRO (news agencies) — More than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful ...
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Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel
BEIRUT (news agencies) — Thousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups in the Middle East are ready to come to Lebanon ...
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