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1 day agoNetanyahu signals delay in West Bank annexation planPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says discussions with the U_S_ on his plan to annex occupied West Bank territory will continue “in the coming days.”.
1 day agoIran journalist who fueled 2017 protests sentenced to deathIran has sentenced to death a journalist whose online work helped inspire the 2017 economic protests and who returned from exile to Tehran.
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1 day agoReports: Germany revamping elite army unit over extremismGermany’s defense minister reportedly plans to restructure the country’s special forces unit after numerous allegations of far-right extremism.
1 day agoDonors: $7.7 billion to tackle Syria humanitarian crisisDonors from around 60 countries and international agencies are meeting to drum up financial aid for Syria as the coronavirus and economic chaos wreak more havoc in the co...
