Iranian media reported on Wednesday that the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has accused the deputy ambassador of the United Kingdom and other foreigners of “espionage” and taking …
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7/6/22
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Syrians in the last major rebel stronghold of the war-torn country are living in fear of the effects of Russia closing down the only border crossing into the northwestern province of Idlib. Russia …
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By GHAITH AL-SAYED and BASSEM MROUE
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7/6/22
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A key witness in former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial has taken the stand. Hadas Klein has described the gifts of champagne and cigars she was instructed to deliver …
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By EMILY ROSE
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7/6/22
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A new UN report says world hunger rose in 2021, with around 2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining enough to eat. And that was before the Ukraine war which has sparked …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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7/6/22
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A Lebanese minister says the government hopes to start repatriating Syrian refugees within months. Lebanon hosts over 1 million Syrian refugees who fled the decade-old conflict, but the authorities …
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KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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7/6/22
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Conditions in the Italian Alps were too unstable Wednesday for search teams and dogs to work on the mountain where five people remained missing after a fatal weekend avalanche. Seven people were …
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By LUCA BRUNO and FRANCES D'EMILIO
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7/6/22
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A convicted Italian mobster, one of Italy's most sought-after fugitives, has been extradited from Brazil. Italian police said that Rocco Morabito, who was No. 2 on the list of Italy's most wanted …
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By FRANCES D'EMILIO
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7/6/22
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Thousands of revelers have erupted in celebration as a firework blast started Pamplona's San Fermín Running of the Bulls festival. The festival was suspended for the past two years due to the …
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By IRENE YAGÜE and CIARÁN GILES
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7/6/22
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Muslim pilgrims are converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam’s five pillars. Saudi Arabia’s …
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7/6/22
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More than a thousand grieving family and community members are attending the funeral in South Africa’s East London for 21 teenagers who died in a mysterious tragedy at a nightclub nearly two weeks …
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
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7/6/22
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