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Category: 3. Middle East
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Gaza truce progress slow as Israeli-Hamas violence persists
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in Gaza near the line demarcating areas of Israeli control on Monday, underlining the struggle to broaden a fragile ceasefire deal…
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Hezbollah mourns top commander killed in Israeli strike
Hezbollah will hold a funeral on Monday for its top military chief and other members of the militant group, a day after Israel killed them with a strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Haytham Ali Tabatabai is the most senior Hezbollah commander to…
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IDF on alert as Hezbollah weighs response to military chief’s killing
No change in Home Front guidelines to public as Air Force bolsters defense systems in north against possible rocket fire; IDF holds snap drill to test readiness for surprise attack
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As pope heads to Turkey, Christian community still battling inequality, exclusion
Christians struggle to achieve representation under Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted government, with many civil service positions closed to them despite no legal ban on non-Muslims
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Northern Iraqi gas field on alert after drone threat
Northern Iraqi gas field on alert after drone threat | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastDrone threats put the Khor Mor gas field in northern Iraq on alert, as sirens blared overnight, with reports pointing to Iranian-backed militias.A…
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Washington, Kyiv report progress as peace talks swing toward Ukrainian demands
‘Redefined’ Trump proposal affirms that any agreement must ‘fully uphold’ Kyiv’s sovereignty, parties say; Ukrainians note draft now reflects most of their key priorities
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Pope heads to Turkey, Lebanon in first overseas trip
Pope Leo XIV embarks on his debut overseas trip Thursday, travelling to Turkey and Lebanon to promote Christian unity and urge peace efforts amid heightened tensions in the Middle East.
The six-day trip is the first major international test for…
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Gunmen attack Pakistan paramilitary force headquarters, police say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Gunmen attacked a paramilitary force headquarters in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, police said.
The complex, the headquarters of the frontier constabulary paramilitary force, was also hit by two…
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Jewish book subscription program pushes back against publishing industry antisemitism
NEW YORK — Last year, a list circulated online targeting “Zionist” authors for a boycott. Dozens of blacklisted writers, nearly all Jews, had been condemned for infractions as slight as expressing concern for Jewish friends after the…
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