Biden speaks again with Israeli premier
TEL AVIV, Israel -- The White House on Sunday said U.S. President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds …
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Jailed Russian journalists accused of ‘extremism,’ opposition ties
LONDON -- Two Russian journalists were arrested by their government on "extremism" charges and ordered by courts there Saturday to remain in custody pending in…
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Ukraine troops in tactical retreat
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's troops have been forced to make a tactical retreat from three villages in the embattled east, the country's army chief said Sunday, …
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France talks de-escalation in Lebanon
BEIRUT -- French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in Lebanon on Sunday as part of diplomatic attempts to broker a de-escalation in the conflict on th…
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Russia targets Ukrainian energy
KYIV -- Russia hammered Ukraine's electrical grid with nearly two dozen missiles overnight Saturday, officials said, in the latest assault on the country's ene…
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S. Africa marks birth of democracy
PRETORIA, South Africa -- South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that i…
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Iraqi social media influencer gunned down
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi authorities on Saturday were investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer, who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front…
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UN looks into relief agency assertions
UNITED NATIONS -- U.N. investigators are looking into allegations against 14 of the 19 staffers from the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians who Israel claims …
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Blinken making 7th Mideast trip of war
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his seventh diplomatic mission to the region since the Israel-Hamas war in G…
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Egypt turns up heat on Israelis for deal in Gaza
CAIRO -- Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the monthsl…
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m Don Striker, superintendent of North Cascades National Park Service Complex, said visitors in Washington state will "once again see grizzly bears on the land…
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$6B in Ukraine aid adds Patriot missiles
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a $6 billion aid package, Defense Secretary Lloy…
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Abu Sayyaf militant killed in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine forces killed an Abu Sayyaf militant, who had been implicated in past beheadings, including of 10 Filipino marines and two ki…
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Burkina Faso silences broadcasters
DAKAR, Senegal -- Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of …
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Ukraine jails agriculture chief
KYIV, Ukraine -- A Ukrainian court on Friday ordered the detention of the country's farm minister in the latest high-profile corruption investigation, while Ky…
