Two people have been killed after Israeli settlers opened fire on a school in the occupied West Bank, including a 14-year-old boy shot in the head. The attack comes amid a surge in violence by settlers and Israeli forces against…
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US Lawmakers, Experts Sound Alarm On Deadly Iran-Russia Axis
WASHINGTON — In a political climate where bipartisan unity is increasingly rare, a consensus is forming among US lawmakers and foreign policy heavyweights: The relationship between Moscow and Tehran has moved far beyond diplomatic…
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US halts Iraq dollar cash shipment after militia strikes, sources say
By Ahmed Rasheed, Maha El Dahan and Timour Azhari
BAGHDAD/DUBAI April 21 (Reuters) – The United States has halted a shipment of about $500 million in cash bound for Iraq and suspended parts of its security cooperation with Baghdad, in a move aimed…
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Iran calls US ship seizure ‘piracy’: Is it? | US-Israel war on Iran News
Iran responded to the US capture of one of its tankers close to the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week by capturing two foreign commercial vessels on Wednesday and moving them to its coast. Iran called the US attack on its ship by the US an act…
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US in talks to resettle 1,100 Afghans in Congo, group says
By Jessica Donati
DAKAR, April 22 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is in talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo to resettle 1,100 Afghans who have been stranded in Qatar awaiting U.S. visas, according to an advocacy organisation that…
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In Gaza, first local vote in years offers gauge of Hamas popularity
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Ali Sawafta and Haseeb Elwazeer
GAZA, April 22 (Reuters) – Palestinians in one of the only Gaza cities not overrun by Israeli ground forces during the war will vote this weekend in municipal elections that will feature some…
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Three ships targeted in Hormuz, Iran seizes two: monitors, Guards
Iranian forces targeted three container ships on Wednesday, seizing two and firing on a third, global security monitors and the country’s Revolutionary Guards said, the latest incidents to threaten a crucial trade route in the Middle East…
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On Earth Day, remember the people defending the planet | Environment
On a January morning in 1969, an oil platform off the coast of Santa Barbara blew out. Over three million gallons of crude oil spread across swathes of California coastline, darkening beaches and killing marine life. It was the largest oil spill…
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Rotavirus cases in children are rising – but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations from the virus by 80% in 2 decades
Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily and can make babies and young children very sick. This year, doctors have been seeing more cases earlier in the season than usual.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and…
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