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Israeli air strikes kill 38 Palestinians in Gaza
CAIRO Israeli air attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least 38 Palestinians on Wednesday, most of them in a…
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Syrian rebel forces dismantle symbols of al-Assad
Damascus As the Syrian rebel coalition that ousted Bashar al-Assad, led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), further…
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South Korea president defends martial law decree and vows to ‘fight to the end’
Seoul South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has vowed to “fight until the end” attempts to remove him from office…
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UN appeals for $4.07b in aid for Gaza and West Bank, warns more is needed
Gaza The UN on Wednesday appealed for $4.07 billion to provide desperately needed aid in war-ravaged Gaza and the West…
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How Assad’s army collapsed in Syria: demoralised conscripts, absent allies
DAMASCUS/AMMAN/BAGHDAD Twenty-three-year-old Syrian military conscript Farhan al-Khouli was badly paid and demoralized. His army outpost in scrubland near the rebel-held…
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Trump taps election denier to head global media operation VOA
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday appointed election denier Kari Lake to be the new director of Voice of…
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Trump invites China’s Xi Jinping to attend inauguration, CBS News reports
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, CBS News reported…
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Mexican judge shot dead in violence-plagued Acapulco
MEXICO CITY: A judge was shot dead Wednesday in Mexico’s once-thriving beach city of Acapulco, local media and the state…
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South Korea’s Yoon vows to fight ‘until the very last minute’
SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday vowed to fight “until the very last minute,” defending his shock…
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Pentagon chief urges ‘close consultation’ between Israel and US on Syria
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz that it was important for the United States…
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