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Israeli soccer referee comes out as transgender woman
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Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna amid new complications
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Russian military intervenes to halt clashes in Syrian city
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Iran wants nationals freed from US jails amid nuclear talks
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Full COVID-19 lockdown adds to financial strain in Turkey
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Low expectations dog UN bid to relaunch Cyprus peace talks
<p>GENEVA — U.N. secretary-general Antonio Guterres is “realistic” about the chances of resuming formal talks to reunify ethnically split Cyprus, a U.N. spokesman said...