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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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Afghans Sent ‘Home’ by Pakistan Struggle to Make It in Unknown Country
TORKHAM, Afghanistan — Many Afghans who have lived in Pakistan for years as refugees are now returni...
January 17, 2024
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Hallucinations, Thirst and Desperation: How Migrants Endured 36 Days at Sea
FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) — The voyage from the struggling Senegalese fishing town of Fass Boye to Spa...
December 28, 2023
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Residents of Devastated Kibbutz Be’eri Determined to Restore Homes and Lives
KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Southern Israel — Kibbutz Be’eri, an agricultural community in southern Israel, was ...
December 25, 2023
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Japanese Doctor who Saw Horrors of Gaza Emergency Room Calls for Ceasefire
Physician Yuko Nakajima, a member of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) who recently...
December 16, 2023
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Rare First-Hand Look at Northern Gaza Reveals Extent of Destruction
GAZA STRIP — The first thing one notices upon entering northern Gaza is the lack of visible signs o...
December 9, 2023
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Tetsu Nakamura Remembered at Facility Named after Him in Afghanistan; Son of Memorial Service Organizer Called Nakamura
KABUL — A memorial ceremony was held for Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura in Kabul on Saturday, at a p...
December 4, 2023
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