A new round of Gaza cease-fire talks is starting. Why is a deal so elusive?
JERUSALEM (news agencies) — International mediators are hoping to kickstart stalled cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas with a new ...
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A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the 3 years since the Taliban’s takeover
KABUL, Afghanistan (news agencies) — Here is a look at key dates since the Taliban returned to power three years ...
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US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets ...
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders’ call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks
Iran rejected a call Tuesday by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further ...
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Analysis: High-wire diplomacy on possible Iran retaliation in the Israel-Hamas war draws in world
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — Iran’s threatened retaliatory strike on Israel over the assassination of Hamas official Ismail ...
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A ship in the Red Sea is targeted in a third attack by suspected Houthis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — A ship in the Red Sea was targeted in a third attack suspected ...
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Russian artist released in swap builds a new life in Germany, now free to marry her partner
KOBLENZ, Germany (news agencies) — Sasha Skochilenko and Sofya Subbotina are planning to get married. That wasn’t an option in ...
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Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons
OUTSIDE OFER PRISON, West Bank (news agencies) — Frequent beatings, overcrowding, withholding of basic rations. Released Palestinians have described to ...
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Russia’s Putin says Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk is an attempt to stop Moscow’s eastern offensive
KYIV, Ukraine (news agencies) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the Ukrainian army’s incursion into the Kursk region, ...
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse calls for cease-fire in Gaza
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain have endorsed calls for a cease-fire in Gaza, the return of scores of ...
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