Middle East

UN chief warns that use of IEDs is increasing globally

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UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the use of improvised explosive devices is increasing as conflicts become more urbanized and armed...

UN chief proposes targets to lift South Sudan arms embargo

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<p>UNITED NATIONS &mdash; Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for implementation of the 2018 peace agreement in South Sudan, disarmament of former combatants and establishment...

Holocaust survivors harness social media to spread message

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<p>BERLIN &mdash; Alarmed by a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic, coupled with studies indicating younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the...

UN chief proposes targets to lift South Sudan arms embargo

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UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for implementation of the 2018 peace agreement in South Sudan, disarmament of former combatants and establishment...

Israelis stand silent as Holocaust Day marked with siren

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<p>JERUSALEM &mdash; Israelis stood in silence on Thursday as a two-minute siren wailed across the country in remembrance of the Holocaust’s 6 million Jewish...

Holocaust survivors harness social media to spread message

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BERLIN — Alarmed by a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic, coupled with studies indicating younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the...

Turkey rejects claim it snubbed von der Leyen, blames EU

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<p>ANKARA, Turkey &mdash; Turkey on Thursday strongly rejected accusations that it snubbed Ursula von der Leyen — one of the European Union’s most powerful...

Israelis stand silent as Holocaust Day marked with siren

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JERUSALEM — Israelis stood in silence on Thursday as a two-minute siren wailed across the country in remembrance of the Holocaust’s 6 million Jewish...

Analysis: Attack on Iran ship off Yemen escalates shadow war

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<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates &mdash; An attack this week on an Iranian cargo ship that is said to serve as a floating base for...

Turkey rejects claim it snubbed von der Leyen, blames EU

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey on Thursday strongly rejected accusations that it snubbed Ursula von der Leyen — one of the European Union’s most powerful...