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Hong Kong police tell foreign hosting firm to remove website

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LONDON — A Hong Kong pro-democracy website was temporarily taken down after police warned the Israel-based hosting company that it breached a national security...

Gaza’s bereaved civilians fear justice will never come

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The al-Kawlaks, a family of four generations living next door to each other in downtown Gaza City, were utterly...

Protesters slam choice of Syria for board of UN health body

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BEIRUT — Dozens of medical workers in rebel-held northwest Syria on Monday protested a decision to grant President Bashar Assad's government a seat on...

UN appeals for $95 million for urgent Gaza aid and repairs

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UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations launched an emergency appeal Thursday for $95 million for Gaza for the next three months to meet immediate...

Iraqi protesters take to streets, decry targeted killings

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BAGHDAD — Hundreds of Iraqis took to the streets in Baghdad on Tuesday to protest what they say is the impunity of those behind...

Protesters again demonstrate in quiet Oman over poor economy

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dozens of protesters angry over firings and the poor economy of Oman marched through a major city Tuesday, marking...

Israeli police allow Jews to visit flashpoint Jerusalem site

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JERUSALEM — Israeli police on Sunday escorted around 50 Jewish visitors to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where police actions in recent weeks...

Dogged by Mideast crisis, Blinken visits Denmark

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is...

As ethnic violence rocks Israel, Arabs cite deep grievances

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JERUSALEM — As rockets from Gaza streaked overhead, Arabs and Jews fought each other on the streets below and rioters torched vehicles, a restaurant...

As ethnic violence rocks Israel, Arabs cite deep grievances

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JERUSALEM — As rockets from Gaza streaked overhead, Arabs and Jews fought each other on the streets below and rioters torched vehicles, a restaurant...