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Naming of New Syrian President Is Met With Some Wariness at Home
In the Syrian capital, Damascus, anticipation was running high on Wednesday. Ahmed al-Shara, who led the…
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Naming of New Syrian President Is Met With Some Wariness at Home
In the Syrian capital Damascus, anticipation was running high on Wednesday. Ahmed al-Shara, who led the…
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Father Slays New York Girl, 14, in TikTok ‘Honor Killing’
Hira Anwar, 14, lived in two contrasting worlds in New York, where she was born and…
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Married Russian Figure-Skating Stars Are Among Victims of Plane Crash Near Washington, D.C.
Two passengers on the American Airlines jet that crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night…
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Zakaria Zubeidi, Militant Who Briefly Escaped Israeli Prison, Is Among Released Palestinians
Among the Palestinians released on Thursday in a hostage-for-prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas was Zakaria…
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Security at ISIS Camps in Syria Threatened by U.S. Funding Freeze
President Trump’s sweeping executive order to halt foreign aid threatens to freeze a U.S. program supporting…
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Kyiv’s Mayor Feuds With President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine
Internal political tensions in Ukraine have been rising in anticipation of a cease-fire that might lead…
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Israel Suspends Palestinian Prisoner Release After Chaotic Hostage Handover: Live Updates
Hamas released eight hostages, including three Israelis and five Thais, on Thursday as part of a…
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In Thailand, Faraway Vigil for Hostages Ends in Happy Tears
Vilas Thanna, the father of Pongsak Thanna, a Thai fruit farmhand who was held hostage in…
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Who Is Syria’s New Interim President?
Ahmed al-Shara, the leader of the rebel coalition that swept to power in Syria last month,…
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