Syria: Israeli warplanes strike targets in central SyriaState-run media say Syrian air defenses have responded to an Israeli attack near a central town that caused explosions and a large fire
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Killing of Palestinian man with autism draws Floyd parallelThe fatal shooting of an unarmed autistic Palestinian man by Israeli police has drawn comparisons to the death of George Floyd in the United States and prompted a series of small demonstrations in Israel
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Ethiopian domestic workers stranded in crisis-hit Lebanon Dozens of domestic workers have gathered outside the Ethiopian Consulate in Beirut
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Flooding from heavy seasonal rains leaves 16 dead in YemenSecurity officials say floods have swept through Yemen amid heavy seasonal rains, leaving at least 16 people dead
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US says Alaska man laundered nearly $1B for Iran through UAEAn Alaska man accused of laundering $1 billion held in South Korea for Iran funneled nearly all the money through the United Arab Emirates
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Tripoli forces say they have ended siege of Libyan capitalA Libyan spokesman for forces allied with the U.N.-supported government in Tripoli says they have regained control of all entrance and exit points of the capital, thereby ending a siege by rivals who have been trying to take the city for over a year
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Netanyahu and settlers clash over West Bank annexation plansIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has harshly criticized Jewish West Bank settler leaders for disparaging President Donald Trump over what they perceive to be his less than adequate plan allowing Israel to annex parts of the West Bank
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Syria's Assad seeks to control economy, goes after cousinSyrian President Bashar Assad is seeking to strengthen his grip on his country's war-wrecked economy, and he's doing it by going after his close cousin
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Syria says new wave of US sanctions is 'economic terrorism'The Syrian government is condemning a new wave of U.S. sanctions against the country as “economic terrorism” that will increase the suffering of the country's people
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UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of JuneThe United Nations warned Wednesday its programs to fight the coronavirus and stave off starvation for hundreds of thousands of children in war-torn Yemen will be severely cut or stopped altogether by the end of the month unless donor countries provide an immediate injection of cash
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Syria activists: After 3 months, Russian strikes hit Idlib Syrian opposition activists say Russian warplanes have carried out airstrikes for the first time in three months on the last remaining rebel-held territory, in and near the country's northwestern Idlib province
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Acquitted Iranian scientist, deported from US, returns homeAn Iranian scientist imprisoned in the U.S. and acquitted in a federal trade secrets case has returned to his homeland after being deported from America
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A year later, Sudanese raped in crackdown wait for justiceDozens of Sudanese women activists were raped a year ago, when security forces smashed apart a protest camp in the heart of Khartoum
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In Israel, protesters demonstrate against Floyd killingOver 200 demonstrators have protested outside the U.S. diplomatic mission in Tel Aviv to decry the killing of George Floyd
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US court orders Iran, Syria liable for attacks in IsraelA U.S. court has ruled that Iran and Syria are liable for compensation for American citizens wounded and killed in a series of attacks by Palestinians in Israel, including the killing of a U.S. Army veteran
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