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Ex-Colombian rebels, kidnapping victims meet face to face

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BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Men and women who were kidnapped by Colombian’s biggest guerrilla group during a decades long internal conflict met face to face...

Israel braces for unrest ahead of right-wing Jerusalem march

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JERUSALEM — Israelis prepared for possible unrest ahead of a planned march by Jewish ultranationalists through east Jerusalem on Tuesday that could ignite Palestinian...

UAE-backed Yemen leader says his troops at island air base

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A militia leader and nephew of Yemen's late strongman president has acknowledged that his Emirati-backed troops are stationed on...

Israel says Hamas tried to disrupt Iron Dome, AP seeks proof

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel's ambassador to the United States said Tuesday that Hamas militants tried to disrupt Israel's Iron Dome rocket defense...

Turkish mafia boss dishes dirt, becomes YouTube phenomenon

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ANKARA, Turkey — From alleged drug trafficking and a murder cover-up to weapons transfers to Islamic militants, a convicted crime ringleader has been dishing...

Iran cleric who founded Hezbollah, survived book bomb, dies

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, a Shiite cleric who as Iran's ambassador to Syria helped found the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah...

Israel suspends ultranationalists’ march in east Jerusalem

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JERUSAELM — Israeli police on Monday said they blocked a planned procession by Jewish ultranationalists through parts of Jerusalem's Old City, following warnings that...

Al Jazeera: Reporter forcefully detained by Israel

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JERUSALEM — Israeli border police forcefully detained a veteran correspondent for the Al Jazeera satellite channel while she was reporting from an embattled Jerusalem...

UN agency withdraws director from Gaza after threats

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JERUSALEM — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has recalled its Gaza director after he faced threats over remarks in which he...

Visiting Israeli defense chief seeks to reaffirm US support

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz sought a reaffirmation of U.S. security commitments to Israel on Thursday as the country weathers its greatest domestic political...