Syria opens key aid corridor to rebel-held areas
By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Syria will let humanitarian aid flow through its main…
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Middle East
Israeli fire wounds Hezbollah members near Lebanon-Israel border: security source
BEIRUT, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - Israeli fire wounded three members of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement Wednesday in an incident…
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Key aid route to rebel-held Syria closes as UN fails to extend authorization
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- A UN-brokered agreement that allows for the delivery of aid overland from Turkey into…
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Musk threatens lawsuit as Twitter rival Threads takes off
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2023 (AFP) - Twitter threatened to sue Meta just hours after the Instagram parent company launched Threads,…
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Escalation ‘not the answer,’ UN chief tells Israel
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United Nations chief on Thursday accused Israel of using disproportionate force against Palestinian…
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Rockets fired from Gaza at Israel as troops withdraw from Jenin
By Rosie Scammel, with Gareth Browne in Ramallah and Jay Deshmukh in Jerusalem Agence France-Presse JENIN, Palestinian Territories (AFP) --…
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Israeli forces begin pullout from Jenin camp: army spokesman
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Climate change spells ‘terrifying’ future: UN rights chief
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Saudi summons Swedish ambassador over Koran burning
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia has summoned Sweden's ambassador to denounce a Koran burning outside a Stockholm mosque that…
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Guard, gunman dead in shooting at US consulate in Saudi
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