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Russia in showdown with UN, West over aid to Syria
Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia rejected their warnings that closing the only border crossing will leave more than 1 million people without desperately needed food and cause people to die because they lack medicine. Photo: AP

Russia in showdown with UN, West over aid to Syria

AP, United Nations Russia previewed a showdown with the United Nations, United States and Western nations Wednesday over the delivery of humanitarian aid to rebel-held northwe...

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Ethiopia confirms Tigray airstrike, says fighters targeted
Eldana, a one year old baby who was the victim of an alleged airstrike on a village, is treated at the Ayder Referral Hospital in Mekele, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Ethiopia confirms Tigray airstrike, says fighters targeted

AP, Addis AbabaEthiopia’s military on Thursday confirmed it was responsible for a deadly airstrike on a busy marketplace in the country’s Tigray region that locals say killed dozens of civilians, but the military insisted that only combatants were targeted.A spokesman...

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US, Germany confront rising antisemitism, Holocaust denial

US, Germany confront rising antisemitism, Holocaust denial AP, Berlin The United States and Germany launched a new initiative Thursday to stem an alarming rise in antisemitism and Holocaust denial around the world.The two governments ...

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Turkey welcomes back tourists, hopes to recoup losses

Turkey welcomes back tourists, hopes to recoup losses AP, Antalya At the Ananas Hotel on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, the rooms were cleaned, the pool filled and the sun loungers distanced, as staff prepared to welcome bac...

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