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HORMUZ THAW: Draft U.S.-Iran Pact Signals Sanctions Relief, Shipping Safeguards

Dubai-The United States and Iran have drafted an agreement that would include the gradual lifting of U.S. sanctions on Tehran

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CEASEFIRE STRAINED: Israeli Strikes Kill Rescuers, Child in South Lebanon

Beirut-An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed six people on Friday, including two rescuers and a child, Lebanon’s health ministry

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VANISHED IN WAR: Sudan’s Missing Crisis Deepens Amid Discovery of Mass Graves

Khartoum-More than 8,000 people have gone missing during Sudan’s three-year civil war, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

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BORDER FLASHPOINT: Israeli Airstrike Kills Two in South Lebanon Amid Fragile Truce

jerusalem-The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike in southern Lebanon that killed two armed individuals on Friday after

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BORDER FLASHPOINT: Israeli Airstrike Kills Two in South Lebanon Amid Fragile Truce

Jerusalem-The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike in southern Lebanon that killed two armed individuals on Friday after

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ERASURE ON THE BORDER: Lebanese Residents Say Israeli Operations Have Razed Southern Towns

Beirut-Residents, local officials and researchers in southern Lebanon say extensive Israeli demolitions and military operations have destroyed entire border communities

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U.S. Freezes Taiwan Arms Transfers as Iran Campaign Drains Munitions

Washington-The United States has temporarily paused arms sales to Taiwan to ensure adequate munitions supplies for ongoing military operations against

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HORMUZ THAW: Draft U.S.-Iran Pact Signals Sanctions Relief, Shipping Safeguards

CEASEFIRE STRAINED: Israeli Strikes Kill Rescuers, Child in South Lebanon

VANISHED IN WAR: Sudan’s Missing Crisis Deepens Amid Discovery of Mass Graves

BORDER FLASHPOINT: Israeli Airstrike Kills Two in South Lebanon Amid Fragile Truce

BORDER FLASHPOINT: Israeli Airstrike Kills Two in South Lebanon Amid Fragile Truce

ERASURE ON THE BORDER: Lebanese Residents Say Israeli Operations Have Razed Southern Towns

U.S. Freezes Taiwan Arms Transfers as Iran Campaign Drains Munitions

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