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Netanyahu holds coalition meeting after objecting to Gaza panel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting of his ruling coalition partners on Sunday after objecting to the compos...
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Iran considers 'gradually' restoring internet after shutdown
Iranian authorities have said they are considering "gradually" restoring internet access after imposing a sweeping communications shutdown ...
Iran on Sunday put to death four people accused of working with Israel's intelligence service, the judiciary said.
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Iran has scrapped its morality police after more than two months of protests triggered by the arrest of Mahsa Amini for allegedly violating the country's strict female dress code, local media said Sunday.
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The Israeli air force said it had carried out overnight air strikes against sites of the Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave towards Israeli territory.
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U.S. President Joe Biden met briefly with Britain's Prince William in Boston where the two quickly hit on the most British of conversation topics -- the bad weather.
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Ukraine on Saturday welcomed a $60 price cap on Russian oil agreed by the EU, G7 and Australia, saying it would "destroy" Russia's economy.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday visited New Orleans, a city emblematic of historic Franco-American ties, to promote the French language and conclude his state visit to the United States.
The French president, on the third day of a U.S. trip that included a lavish reception at the White House a night earlier, strolled New Orleans's historic French Quarter -- and held an unannounced face-to-face meeting with Twitter owner Elon Musk.
A civilian was killed and another one wounded Friday in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region in an attack likely carried out by Turkey, a local official said.
The pair were working on their land near the village of Mawat when they were killed in a bombardment "likely carried out by Turkey", the town's mayor Kamaran Hassan told AFP.
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Between the hugs, hand clasps, compliments and musings over love, it's safe to say that Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron cemented le bromance Thursday.
This was a state visit with all the pomp and ceremony that the White House can muster.
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"Dear Joe, you elegantly thanked France for the role we played in the historical agreement between Israel and Lebanon," French President Emmanuel Macron said, referring to a recent deal to demarcate the sea border between the two countries.
"Let me be honest: I think most of the work was yours."
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Britain's exit from the European Union added almost £6 billion to consumers' food bills, hitting the poor the hardest and further stoking red-hot inflation, a study said Thursday.
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