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Israeli strikes hit tallest residential tower in southern Gaza city of Rafah
1 of 6 | Palestinians walk amid rubble of the Al-Masry Tower residential building, hit in an overnight Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on…
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Former Pakistani President Asif Zardari elected to historic second term
1 of 2 | Asif Ali Zardari (pictured in 2007) on Saturday was formally elected as the 14th President of Pakistan, marking the 68-year-old’s second stint in office. File…
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Former British Prime Minister Theresa May announces departure from politics
Former British Prime Minister Theresa May announced she will leave politics and not seek re-election in parliament. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo…
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U.N. Human Rights Council says Israel West Bank settlement plans amount to war crimes
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Friday said "Israel's actions against the Palestinian population must cease immediately" as the commission released…
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EU, Cyprus, Britain, UAE sign on to planned U.S. port in Gaza to send aid via sea corridor
1 of 2 | Palestinian children receive meals from a charity kitchen amid severe shortages in Rafah in southern Gaza on Wednesday. The multi-national maritime aid…
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New Hong Kong ‘national security’ bill proposes life sentences for treason,…
Hong Kong's legislature Friday was fast-tracking a proposed security bill that includes life in prison for treason, insurrection and mutiny. It's a response to mass Hong Kong…
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U.N.: Iran’s repression of women and girls in protests are crimes against humanity
The U.N. Human Rights Council said in a Friday report Iran's violent repression of rights protests and its discrimination against women and girls amount to crimes against humanity.…
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UKMTO: Ship attacked in Red Sea southeast of Aden
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said two explosions were reported near a ship in the Red Sea in the latest attack in the region after three people were killed in an…
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Grenada authorities officially charge 3 escapees with murder of U.S. couple
Three recaptured Caribbean prison escapees were formally charged in Grenada of murder in the disappearance of a U.S. couple on Friday. File Photo by Simaah/Pixabay…
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230M women have undergone female genital mutilation, UNICEF reports
Girls attend school in Nigeria (2017). A report released Thursday by UNICEF found a 15% increase in the number of females worldwide who have undergone female genital mutilation…
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