An ultimatum raises pressure on Netanyahu to make postwar plans for Gaza, even as fighting rages
JERUSALEM (news agencies) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under mounting pressure from his own War Cabinet and his ...
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Armed robbers hit luxury store in Paris reported to be ‘Jeweler to the Stars’
PARIS (news agencies) — French police were hunting for armed robbers Saturday who hit a jewelry store on one of ...
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Georgia’s president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests
TBILISI, Georgia (news agencies) — Georgia’s president on Saturday vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks ...
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Aid from new pier off Gaza should be distributed this weekend, while pressure grows on Netanyahu
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (news agencies) — The first distribution of badly needed aid is expected to begin this weekend ...
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Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (news agencies) — Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, Taliban officials ...
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Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka’s civil war have spent 15 years seeking answers
MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka (news agencies) — For 15 years, Rasalingam Thilakawathi has been trying to find out what happened to ...
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Ukraine’s divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops
KYIV, Ukraine (news agencies) — A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to ...
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Slovak prime minister still in serious condition as suspect appears in court
PEZINOK, Slovakia (news agencies) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico ’s condition was stable but serious Saturday as the man ...
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Argentine president begins unusual visit to Spain, snubbing officials and courting the far-right
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (news agencies) — Even before kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid on Friday, Argentina’s libertarian President ...
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French authorities report sixth fatality in New Caledonia violence
French security forces reported another death Saturday in armed clashes in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, the sixth ...
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