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One killed in Yemen air strikes

Media aligned with Yemen’s Huthi rebels on Saturday said one person was killed and several others wounded in air strikes in the north of the country that they blamed on the United States...

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2 killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon

Lebanon’s health ministry said two people were killed Sunday in an Israeli strike on the country’s south, as Israel said it hit Hezbollah operatives amid a fragile truce...

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Pope surprises crowd at Vatican square

Pope Francis made a surprise Sunday public appearance as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving hospital for a serious case of pneumonia...

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Iran top diplomat rejects direct negotiations with US

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday rejected direct negotiations with the United States as ‘meaningless’, after US President Donald Trump said he would prefer direct talks with the Islamic republic....

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US to revoke all visas for South Sudanese

Washington is revoking all visas for South Sudanese passport holders and blocking new arrivals, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday, complaining the African nation is not accepting its nationals expelled from the United States.

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LA county agrees $4bn sex abuse payout

Los Angeles county has agreed to pay $4 billion to settle thousands of sex abuse claims dating back decades, it said Friday, in what looks set to be the largest-ever such settlement.

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Iran president fires deputy over pricey trip

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday dismissed his deputy for parliamentary affairs over a costly trip to Antarctica, as the country grapples with hyperinflation amid a biting economic crisis.

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Positive talks on Lebanon truce held

Senior Lebanese officials said Saturday’s talks with visiting US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus were positive, focusing on south Lebanon amid a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah.

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Kim fires new sniper rifle

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has test-fired a newly developed sniper rifle, state media said Saturday, as he inspected special forces whose training he said bolstered ‘actual war capability for guaranteeing victory’.

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