Government And Politics
Israeli settlers shoot, wound 2 Palestinians in West Bank
Palestinian health officials say Israeli settlers have shot and seriously wounded two Palestinians in the northern occupied West Bank, in what officials describe as the latest incident in a wave of settler violence
Israel approves over 7,000 settlement homes, groups say
Israeli settlement supporters and opponents say Israel’s far-right government has granted approval for the building of over 7,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank
Iran acknowledges accusation it enriched uranium to 84%
Iran is directly acknowledging an accusation attributed to international inspectors that it enriched uranium to 84% purity for the first time, which would put the Islamic Republic closer than ever to weapons-grade material
Divided Cyprus' new president scopes out peace talks reset
The new president of Cyprus is meeting informally with the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots to test the waters on reviving stalemated talks to end the island’s ethnic division
Gaza rockets, Israeli strikes follow deadly West Bank raid
Palestinian militants in Gaza have launched rockets at southern Israel, and Israeli aircraft struck targets in the coastal enclave
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Palestinians: 6 killed in Israeli army raid in West Bank
Palestinian officials say that at least six Palestinians have been killed and more than two dozen were wounded during a daytime Israeli army arrest raid in the occupied West Bank
Israel says Palestinian militants fired rockets after raid
The Israeli military says Palestinian militants fired six rockets from the Gaza Strip toward the country’s south early Thursday
Saudi Arabia deposits $1 billion into Yemen’s central bank
Saudi Arabia has deposited $1 billion into the central bank of Yemen’s internationally recognized government in a bid to bolster the country’s ailing economy, state media said
Death toll rises to 8 from new Turkey-Syria earthquake
Authorities and media in Turkey and Syria say the death toll has risen to eight in a new and powerful earthquake that struck two weeks after a devastating temblor killed nearly 45,000 people