Today: September 18, 2024
Today: September 18, 2024

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Jordan holds parliamentary election clouded by Gaza war

Jordanians voted on Tuesday in the first parliamentary election under a new law meant to dilute the outsized impact of tribalism and bolster political parties,

Jordan holds parliamentary election clouded by Gaza war
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Israel strikes tent camp in Gaza safe zone, dozens reported killed or injured

Israeli strikes blasted a huge crater in a designated safe zone in southern Gaza before dawn on Tuesday, setting tents

Israel strikes tent camp in Gaza safe zone, dozens reported killed or injured
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An Israeli strike on a Palestinian tent camp kills at least 19

Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike hit a crowded tent camp in Gaza, killing at least 19 people and wounding 60

An Israeli strike on a Palestinian tent camp kills at least 19
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Gaza hostage families urge Trump and Harris to bring Americans home

Gaza hostage families urge Trump and Harris to bring Americans home

Gaza hostage families urge Trump and Harris to bring Americans home
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US urges Israel to conclude probe into killing of American activist in West Bank

The United States called on Israel on Monday to complete a full inquiry into the killing of an American Turkish woman last week in the Israeli-

US urges Israel to conclude probe into killing of American activist in West Bank
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Turkey's Erdogan calls for summit of Muslim country leaders on Gaza war

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to convene an emergency summit to discuss the war in Gaza and what he called Israel's attacks on

Turkey's Erdogan calls for summit of Muslim country leaders on Gaza war
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|Political

A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders

A Dutch court has convicted two Pakistani men in their absence over calls to their followers to murder anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, the leader of the Party for Freedom that won last year’s general election in the Netherlands

A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders
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Palestinians' UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months

The Palestinians have circulated a draft U.N. resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within six months

Palestinians' UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months
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Grief over Gaza and qualms over US election add up to anguish for many Palestinian Americans

For months, many Palestinian Americans have been contending with the double whammy of the rising Palestinian death toll and suffering in Gaza and their own government’s support for Israel in the war

Grief over Gaza and qualms over US election add up to anguish for many Palestinian Americans
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Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties help approve more funding for war

Israeli lawmakers gave their initial approval on Monday to raising the 2024 budget framework to help fund reservists and assist people displaced as a result of

Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties help approve more funding for war
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Takeaways from AP's report on the dilemmas facing Palestinian Americans ahead of US election

Many Palestinian Americans, in recent months, have been reeling from the double blow of the rising Palestinian death toll in Gaza and their own government’s support for Israel in the war against Hamas

Takeaways from AP's report on the dilemmas facing Palestinian Americans ahead of US election
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Jordan's Islamists, buoyed by anger over Gaza, seek to shake up parliament at polls

Jordan's main opposition, buoyed by anger over the Gaza war, says it expects its Islamists to win enough seats in Tuesday's election to loudly challenge the

Jordan's Islamists, buoyed by anger over Gaza, seek to shake up parliament at polls
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Turkey heads to Arab League ministerial for first time in 13 years, source says

Turkey will discuss the Gaza war and ties with the Arab League when its foreign minister attends a ministerial meeting of the group in Cairo on Tuesday for the first time in 13

Turkey heads to Arab League ministerial for first time in 13 years, source says
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel orders more evacuations in Gaza after militants fire rockets

The Israeli military has ordered another evacuation of some residential areas in northwest Gaza where it says Palestinian militants fired rockets on the nearby Israeli town of Ashkelon

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel orders more evacuations in Gaza after militants fire rockets
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UN rights chief urges states to challenge Israel over occupation

The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday that ending the nearly year-long war in Gaza is a priority and he asked countries to act on what he called Israel's "blatant

UN rights chief urges states to challenge Israel over occupation
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Syria says Israeli strikes kill 18 people in a large-scale attack

Syria’s health minister says the number of people killed in overnight Israeli strikes has risen to 18, with dozens more wounded

Syria says Israeli strikes kill 18 people in a large-scale attack
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Three Israeli civilians shot dead at Allenby Crossing between West Bank and Jordan

Three Israeli civilians shot dead at Allenby Crossing between West Bank and Jordan

Three Israeli civilians shot dead at Allenby Crossing between West Bank and Jordan
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Three killed in Israeli airstrike were emergency workers, Lebanon says. Israel says it targeted terrorists

Three killed in Israeli airstrike were emergency workers, Lebanon says. Israel says it targeted terrorists

Three killed in Israeli airstrike were emergency workers, Lebanon says. Israel says it targeted terrorists
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Chased away by Israeli settlers, these Palestinians returned to a village in ruins

An entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated threats from Israeli settlers with a history of violence

Chased away by Israeli settlers, these Palestinians returned to a village in ruins
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Family of American killed in West Bank blames Israel for her death, demands independent investigation

Family of American killed in West Bank blames Israel for her death, demands independent investigation

Family of American killed in West Bank blames Israel for her death, demands independent investigation
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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 61 in 48 hours as UN pursues vaccinations

Israeli military strikes across the Palestinian Gaza Strip killed at least 61 people in the space of 48 hours, medics said on Saturday, as Israeli forces battled

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 61 in 48 hours as UN pursues vaccinations
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US and UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine's 'audacious' Russia incursion and call for a Gaza cease-fire

The heads of the British and American foreign intelligence agencies say Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia is a significant achievement that could change the narrative of the grinding war

US and UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine's 'audacious' Russia incursion and call for a Gaza cease-fire
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Man charged with plotting shooting at a New York Jewish center on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack

A Pakistani man has been arrested in Canada and accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that sparked the latest conflict in the Middle East

Man charged with plotting shooting at a New York Jewish center on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Biden to host British Prime Minister Starmer next week for White House talks

President Joe Biden will host British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for talks next week in Washington that are expected to touch on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza

Biden to host British Prime Minister Starmer next week for White House talks
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US-Iraq deal would see hundreds of troops withdraw in first year, sources say

The United States and Iraq have reached an understanding on plans for the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from Iraq, according to multiple

US-Iraq deal would see hundreds of troops withdraw in first year, sources say

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