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The Latest: Trump says he may pull Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination for now

President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general until Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis leave office

The Latest: Trump says he may pull Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination for now
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Palestinian authorities ask Supreme Court to halt $656M judgment pending appeal

Palestinian authorities have asked the Supreme Court to halt a $656 million judgment in favor of Americans killed or wounded by attacks in Israel

Palestinian authorities ask Supreme Court to halt $656M judgment pending appeal
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Iran's Araqchi presses European counterparts over use of bases in US operations

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged Bulgaria to reconsider its decision to allow the temporary deployment of U.S. military aircraft at the Bezmer air base, Iranian

Iran's Araqchi presses European counterparts over use of bases in US operations
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Britain's ban on Palestine Action group to be considered by top court

The United Kingdom's Supreme Court has said it will hear an appeal against a lower court ruling that Britain's decision to ban campaign group Palestine Action as a

Britain's ban on Palestine Action group to be considered by top court
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US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict

The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to the five-month conflict

US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict
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German inflation accelerates to 2.8% in July

German inflation rose in July on higher energy prices caused by the Iran conflict, while core inflation fell slightly.

German inflation accelerates to 2.8% in July
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US strikes Iran as widening war engulfs more countries

The U.S. carried out fresh strikes in Iran on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, further

US strikes Iran as widening war engulfs more countries
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US military says latest strikes on Iran last two hours, hitting dozens of targets

The U.S. military said on Wednesday it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran, which lasted two hours and hit dozens of targets,

US military says latest strikes on Iran last two hours, hitting dozens of targets
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US launches strikes on Iranian targets a day after it foiled missile attack on American forces

The U.S. military says it has completed what it describes as “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran” conducted in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan

US launches strikes on Iranian targets a day after it foiled missile attack on American forces
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Trump and Netanyahu explored all Iran options including attack, Israeli official says

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Trump and Netanyahu explored all Iran options including attack, Israeli official says
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Lebanese lawyers seek probe of banker over Netanyahu dinner

A group of Lebanese lawyers filed a complaint with the country's top prosecutor on Wednesday requesting an investigation into banker Antoun Sehnaoui over a

Lebanese lawyers seek probe of banker over Netanyahu dinner
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Fringe Israeli settler group is sneaking into Syria to try to claim land for a Jewish outpost

Right-wing Israeli activists are ramping up their fringe campaign to establish Jewish settlements inside Syria by staging frequent incursions across the border

Fringe Israeli settler group is sneaking into Syria to try to claim land for a Jewish outpost
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F1 chief says season finale could shift to Europe if Qatar, Abu Dhabi races are affected by war

Formula 1 president Stefano Domenicali says the current world championship could end in Europe if the war in the Middle East affects races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi

F1 chief says season finale could shift to Europe if Qatar, Abu Dhabi races are affected by war
Election|Finance|MidEast|Political|World

New Jewish-Arab party may complicate bid to oust Netanyahu

A new Jewish-Arab political party is courting young voters ahead of Israel's October election.

New Jewish-Arab party may complicate bid to oust Netanyahu
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UN rights office warns of worsening settler violence in West Bank

The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday warned of worsening violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, and urged international action

UN rights office warns of worsening settler violence in West Bank
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Boeings identified in Reuters report carried weapons for Sudanese paramilitary, UN experts find

United Nations experts have found that Boeing 727s linked by Reuters to a U.S. military contractor's business

Boeings identified in Reuters report carried weapons for Sudanese paramilitary, UN experts find
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Israel's decades-old US support risks losing Democrats

For generations, support for Israel united Washington.

Israel's decades-old US support risks losing Democrats
MidEast|Political|US|World

Trump says meetings with Zelenskiy and Netanyahu were positive

President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday his meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Trump says meetings with Zelenskiy and Netanyahu were positive
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The Latest: US military says it has thwarted an Iranian missile attack on American troops

The U.S. military says Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at American forces in the Middle East on Tuesday

The Latest: US military says it has thwarted an Iranian missile attack on American troops
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Netanyahu praises first meeting with Trump since launching the Iran war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he had an “excellent” meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House

Netanyahu praises first meeting with Trump since launching the Iran war
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Ukrainian foreign minister says he warned Iranian counterpart against escalation, support for Russia

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Tuesday he called his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araqchi, following Iran's denunciation of a Ukrainian drone attack on one of its

Ukrainian foreign minister says he warned Iranian counterpart against escalation, support for Russia
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Azerbaijan court convicts 9 journalists and activists in a case seen as an attack on media freedom

An Azerbaijan court has convicted nine journalists and founders of a top independent news outlet on financial crime charges and sentenced them to prison

Azerbaijan court convicts 9 journalists and activists in a case seen as an attack on media freedom
Asia|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Malaysia foreign minister calls for review of UN refugee agency's presence, state media reports

Malaysia should reconsider whether to allow the U.N. refugee agency to operate in the country unless it imposes stricter controls on issuing refugee documents, state

Malaysia foreign minister calls for review of UN refugee agency's presence, state media reports
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UN chief Guterres sounds out Cyprus sides on prospects for peace talks

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched a fresh effort on Tuesday to coax Cyprus' rival sides back into peace talks after nearly a decade of deadlock.

UN chief Guterres sounds out Cyprus sides on prospects for peace talks