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May 12, 2024 6:45 PM

Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback

Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is laying the groundwork for a political comeback two years after a failed and ultimately deadly high-stakes move to form a government without his Shi'ite rivals, multiple sources said. His return...

May 11, 2024 12:16 AM

UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday (May 10) backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join and recommending the U.N. Security Council "reconsider the matter favorably." The vote by the 193-mem...

May 10, 2024 11:46 PM

Hamas says Gaza ceasefire efforts are back at square one

The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday efforts to agree to a ceasefire for the Gaza Strip were back at square one after Israel effectively rejected a proposal by international mediators. Hamas said in a statement it would hold consultat...

May 10, 2024 1:27 PM

UN General Assembly set to back Palestinian bid for membership

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday is set to back a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join and sending the application back to the U.N. Security Council to "reconsider the matter favorably." Th...

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