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Syrian army shelling kills six children, sparking outrage in rebel-held northwest
Syrian army shelling on Sunday in the country’s rebel-held northwest killed six children, four from the same family, a war…
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Israel’s defense minister anticipates months-long battle to eradicate Hamas in Gaza
Israel’s defense minister said Sunday that the war against Hamas could take “months” but insisted it would be the last…
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US synagogue head killed as police warn against speculation over motive
The president of a synagogue in the United States has been found stabbed to death outside her home, according to…
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Life returns to an Israeli desert city, but fears of Hamas remain
Nestled on the northern edges of the Negev desert in southern Israel lies a city at odds with its dusty,…
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Analysis: The military logic behind Israel’s ‘total’ Gaza siege
Saturday was marked by two bits of at least half-good news: the opening of the Rafah crossing with first aid trucks entering…
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Unpacking Indian Supreme Court’s verdict on same-sex marriage
India’s top court has declined to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages, drawing criticism from LGBTQ rights activists, who dubbed…
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World leaders attend Cairo peace summit to ‘de-escalate’ Israel-Hamas war
Leaders and top officials from more than a dozen countries have gathered in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for a conference…
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‘Suffering and smiling’: Festivalgoers decry state of affairs in Nigeria
Last Wednesday, Nigerian rapper CDQ pranced onto the stage at a Lagos bar as hundreds of people threw their hands…
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Israel doubles number of Palestinian prisoners to 10,000 in two weeks
Israel has arrested so many Palestinians in the two weeks since the start of its bombardment of the besieged Gaza…
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‘We went through hell’: Palestinian dual citizens hoping to leave Gaza
Nineteen-year-old Yousif Abu Shaaban and four immediate family members had been waiting for days for their evacuation from the besieged…
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