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Red Crescent warns of ‘inhuman’ Syria aid route closure
The Turkish Red Crescent chief on Thursday denounced as “inhuman” a possible closure of a key aid route into Syria caused by Russia wielding its UN Security Council veto.
The Bab Al-Hawa crossing from Turkey into Syria will close on July…
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Israel again demolishes Palestinian village in West Bank
Israel on Wednesday demolished the Bedouin herding community of Khirbet Humsu in the occupied West Bank, the latest chapter in the military’s attempts to uproot the Palestinian village of makeshift homes.
At least 65 people, including 35…
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Tension soars in Iraq after new militia attack on US air base
Simmering tension in Iraq boiled over on Wednesday when Iran-backed militias launched a new barrage of rockets targeting an air base that hosts US and other international forces.
At least 14 missiles hit the Ain Al-Asad air base in…
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Three rockets fired at US embassy in Baghdad
Three rockets were fired at the US embassy in Iraq early Thursday, the Iraqi army said, at the end of a day marked by rocket and drone attacks on bases hosting American forces in Iraq and Syria.
The embassy itself was not hit, the army…
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Killings spark fear of Daesh resurgence
Fears are growing of a resurgence of Daesh after a spate of killings at a camp in northeast Syria that houses extremist fighters’ families.
At least eight people were shot dead last month in the sprawling tent city of Al-Hol in Hasakeh…
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Israeli settlers leave West Bank outpost after government deal
Israeli settlers were leaving a West Bank wildcat outpost Friday in adherence to an agreement struck with nationalist premier Naftali Bennett’s new government, an AFP reporter said.
The last cars were streaming out of Eviatar in…
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Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas launches incendiary balloons
Israeli fighter jets struck a weapons manufacturing site in Gaza overnight in response to incendiary balloons launched over the frontier into Israel, the military said early Friday.
There were no immediate reports of casualties from the…
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Arab coalition destroys Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia
Saudi air defenses have intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by Houthis from Yemen toward the Saudi city of Khamis Mushayt, the Arab coalition supporting Yemen's legitimate government said early Friday.
The Houthis…
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Yemeni government, Southern Transitional Council resume talks in Riyadh to resolve conflict
Representatives of the Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council met in the Saudi capital on Thursday to discuss the implementation of an agreement to resolve their differences in a peaceful manner.
Both sides had earlier…
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Pope Francis to meet Lebanese Christian leaders
Pope Francis will meet Thursday with ten Lebanese Christian leaders to reflect on the dire economic and political situation in their country, which he hopes to visit soon.
The leaders will stay at the Saint Martha’s guest house in the…
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