Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, the highest level meeting between the two allies since Israel’s most right-wing government ever …
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1/19/23
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The value of the Lebanese pound has hit an all-time low, now trading at 50,000 to the U.S. dollar, as the country’s deeply-divided Parliament failed to elect a president for an 11th time. All but …
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By KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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1/19/23
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Israel’s attorney general has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he must fire a key Cabinet ally following a court ruling disqualifying the minister from serving in government. Attorney General …
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By TIA GOLDENBERG
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1/19/23
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French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Barcelona to strengthen relations between the European neighbors by signing a friendship treaty. The …
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By JOSEPH WILSON
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1/19/23
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South Korea and Iran have summoned each other’s ambassadors in a diplomatic spat triggered by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s comments describing Iran as the “enemy” of the United Arab …
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG
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1/19/23
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Palestinian media say Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank, as Israeli-Palestinian violence continued to surge. The official news agency Wafa …
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1/18/23
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A helicopter crash that killed Ukraine's interior minister and about a dozen other people is the latest devastating development in the nearly yearlong war that began with Russia’s invasion. …
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1/18/23
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Police in eastern Congo have fired tear gas at demonstrators who were protesting the arrival of foreign troops. Officials say the protest on Wednesday in Goma wasn't authorized to take place. …
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By JUSTIN KABUMBA
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1/18/23
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Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that a key member of the country’s new government cannot serve as a Cabinet minister. The decision Wednesday deepens a rift over the power of the courts in Israel …
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By TIA GOLDENBERG
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1/18/23
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow’s action in Ukraine was intended to stop a “war” that has raged in eastern Ukraine since 2014. Putin said Moscow had long sought to negotiate a …
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By The Associated Press
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1/18/23
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The Church of England says it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first time. But same-sex couples still will not be allowed to get married in its churches. The decision …
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By SYLVIA HUI
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1/18/23
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A French nun who was believed to be the world’s oldest person has died shortly before her 119th birthday. The spokesperson for her nursing home in southern France, David Tavella, said she died in …
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1/18/23
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A tiger that escaped from a private farm in South Africa and attacked a man and killed two dogs and a pig while on the loose for days has been euthanized. The 8-year-old female tiger named Sheba was …
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
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1/18/23
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Millions of Chinese are taking advantage of the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions to make an emotional journey back to their families for Lunar New Year holidays. Some are traveling for the first time …
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1/18/23
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Scotland’s leader says she will take the British government to court over its decision to block a law that makes it easier for people in Scotland to change their gender on official documents. First …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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1/17/23
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Tennis, in particular, and sports, in general, can’t help but reflect society. And that means athletes, spectators and the folks who run leagues and events must contend with and perhaps confront …
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
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1/17/23
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Jordan has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Amman to protest a move by Israeli police to block the Jordanian envoy from entering a volatile holy site in Jerusalem. Tuesday's incident quickly …
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By ISABEL DEBRE
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1/17/23
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The twin-engine ATR 72-500 aircraft that crashed Sunday in Nepal, killing at least 70 of the 72 on board, was co-piloted by Anju Khatiwada. Her husband had flown for the same airline and died in a …
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By SHEIKH SAALIQ
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1/17/23
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Genaro García Luna goes on trial on charges of helping the Sinaloa Cartel traffic drugs and protect them from capture while he was serving as Mexico’s top security official. Garcia Luna was best …
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By MARK STEVENSON
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1/17/23
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Authorities in South Africa are searching for a tiger that escaped from its enclosure at a farm near Johannesburg over the weekend. The female tiger has injured a man and killed a dog since escaping. …
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1/16/23
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