Israel OK’s plans for thousands of new settlement homes. Move defies White House calls for restraint
Jerusalem (AP) — Israel’s far-right government on Monday approved plans to build thousands of new homes in Jewish settlements in
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Netherlands and Belgium join international probe into crimes against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq
The Hague (AP) — The Netherlands and Belgium have joined an international investigation into atrocities committed against the Yazidi minority
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Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says it shot down an Israeli drone near the southern border
Beirut (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said its fighters shot down an Israeli drone Monday that was flying near
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EU adds 7 individuals to Iran sanctions list
Brussels (Reuters) – The European Council on Monday said it would add seven individuals in Iran to the EU’s sanctions
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U.S. to test its Palestinian dual-nationals’ Israeli access in July
Jerusalem (Reuters) – The United States will test Palestinian-Americans’ freedom of travel in Israel next month as part of preparations
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Sudan’s RSF says it seized police base as fighting rages
(Reuters) – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had seized the main base of a heavily armed police
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Russian jets said to step up strikes on Syrian rebel enclave
Amman (Reuters) – Russian jets bombed villages and towns near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday, killing at
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Fighting surges in Khartoum and Darfur as war enters 11th week
Dubai (Reuters) – Clashes, artillery fire and air strikes surged in Sudan’s capital on Sunday, witnesses said, as a war between rival
Read MoreAirstrike hits busy market in opposition-held northwestern Syria and kills at least 9 people
Jisr Al- Shughur (AP) — An airstrike early Sunday over a busy vegetable market in northwestern Syria killed at least
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Egypt’s president gives highest honor to visiting Indian prime minister amid improving ties
Cairo (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Sunday bestowed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Egypt’s highest honor
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