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Air Raid Sirens, Explosions Rock Southern Israel in Iranian Attack; Guests Seek Refuge in Hotel Shelter
EIN GEDI, Israel – Air raid sirens and explosions were heard across Israel during Iran’s drone an...
April 15, 2024
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5 People and a Suspect Killed in a Sydney Shopping Center Stabbing Attack, Police Say
SYDNEY — Five people and a suspect were killed in a Sydney shopping center stabbing attack on Sat...
April 13, 2024
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Somali Pirates Return after a Decade of Dormancy
MOGADISHU (Reuters) — As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on thei...
March 28, 2024
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Japanese Director of U.N. Agency Gets First-Hand Look at Horrors, Broken Spirits of Gaza
JERUSALEM — The spirits of the Palestinians in Gaza is past the breaking point, says Akihiro Seit...
March 27, 2024
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Iran – 45 Years Since the Revolution / Iranians Disappointed with Both Conservatives, Reformists Ahead of Parliamentary Election on March 1
On the icy cold morning of Feb. 1, with a temperature of just 1 C, senior members of the Islamic ...
February 29, 2024
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Iran – 45 Years Since the Revolution / Iran Purges Universities of ‘Dissident’ Profs; Moves Said to Echo Khomeini-Era ‘Cultural Revolution’
University of Tehran Assistant Prof. Mohsen Borhani, 45, could not believe what a university staf...
February 28, 2024
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Iran – 45 Years Since the Revolution / Clerics Attacked Amid Public Anger with Government; Inflation at 40% Level Under U.S. Economic Sanctions
Iran marked the 45th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution on Feb. 11. This is the first ins...
February 26, 2024
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Ex-diplomat Hopes Gaza Soccer Facility Built with Japanese Aid Will Again be a Field of Dreams
Takeshi Okubo, a Japanese diplomat at the time, watched with pride as two soccer teams played a thri...
February 19, 2024
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Israeli Intellectual David Grossman Calls for 2-State Solution; ‘If We Totally Lose Hope Then We Are Defeated’
The war between Israel and the militant group Hamas, mainly in the Palestinian territory of Gaza, co...
February 17, 2024
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Gaza Residents Disappointed at Suspension of Funding to UNRWA
Cairo (Jiji Press)—Residents of the Palestinian territory of Gaza have expressed anger and disappoin...
February 4, 2024
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U.S. Begins Strikes on Militias in Iraq, Syria, Retaliating for Fatal Drone Attack, Officials Tell AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria use...
February 3, 2024
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Gold Miners Bring Fresh Wave of Suffering to Brazil’s Yanomami
YANOMAMI INDIGENOUS LAND, Brazil (Reuters) — Brazil is losing the upper hand in its battle to save t...
January 27, 2024
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Palestinian Prime Minister Stresses 2-State Solution; Calls Gaza ‘Integral,’ Condemns ‘Genocide’
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Establishing a Palestinian state is the only way for Palestinians and Israel t...
January 25, 2024
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Local Reporter of Kyodo News Held in Afghanistan
NEW DELHI (Jiji Press) — A local reporter of Japan’s Kyodo News was detained by Afghanistan’s Taliba...
January 22, 2024
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Israeli Heavy-Handedness Said to Risk Backlash in West Bank; Military Violence, Economic Pressure Fuel Residents’ Ire
NABLUS, West Bank — Anti-Israel sentiment among residents in the Palestinian-governed West Bank is ...
January 19, 2024
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