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Jewelry, art and toy train top list of priciest foreign gifts to Biden and other officials in 2024

Foreign leaders and governments presented to former President Joe Biden, his wife, U.S. Cabinet members and other senior officials tens of thousands of dollars in gifts in the last year of the Biden administration

Jewelry, art and toy train top list of priciest foreign gifts to Biden and other officials in 2024
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Israel reopening Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt on Sunday after long closure

Israel says it will reopen Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt over the weekend

Israel reopening Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt on Sunday after long closure
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Iran is open to US talks but won’t be dictated to and won’t negotiate on missiles, foreign minister says

Iran is open to US talks but won’t be dictated to and won’t negotiate on missiles, foreign minister says

Iran is open to US talks but won’t be dictated to and won’t negotiate on missiles, foreign minister says
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New US sanctions against Iran target interior minister over crackdown on protesters

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions against Iran’s interior minister, accusing Eskandar Momeni of repressing nationwide protests that have challenged Tehran’s theocratic government

New US sanctions against Iran target interior minister over crackdown on protesters
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Arab allies urge restraint from US and Iran as Trump demands deal on nuclear program

U.S. allies and partners in the Middle East again are urging restraint from both the United States and Iran as the Trump administration warns of a possible strike and builds up its military presence in the region

Arab allies urge restraint from US and Iran as Trump demands deal on nuclear program
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Trump warns against Nouri al-Maliki’s return as prime minister of Iraq

Trump warns against Nouri al-Maliki’s return as prime minister of Iraq

Trump warns against Nouri al-Maliki’s return as prime minister of Iraq
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Trump warns Iraq against returning former PM al-Maliki to power amid worries about Iran influence

President Donald Trump is warning Iraqi officials that the U.S. would no longer support the country if its former prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, returns to power

Trump warns Iraq against returning former PM al-Maliki to power amid worries about Iran influence
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US conducts military drills in Middle East as tension with Iran builds amid Trump’s demands

US conducts military drills in Middle East as tension with Iran builds amid Trump’s demands

US conducts military drills in Middle East as tension with Iran builds amid Trump’s demands
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Al-Maliki is defiant after Trump threatens to withdraw US support for Iraq

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has expressed defiance after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw support for Iraq if he returns to power

Al-Maliki is defiant after Trump threatens to withdraw US support for Iraq
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Putin hosts Syria's interim leader for talks, with Russian military bases on the agenda

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has arrived in Moscow for his second time in less than four months for talks, and Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized his readiness to help the country rebuild its war-battered economy

Putin hosts Syria's interim leader for talks, with Russian military bases on the agenda
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Protesters want slavery exhibit restored after removal: "The stories should be told"

Protesters want slavery exhibit restored after removal: "The stories should be told"

Protesters want slavery exhibit restored after removal: "The stories should be told"
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Trump eyes basing his new Board of Peace at a Washington building in legal limbo

The Trump administration is looking at basing the new Board of Peace in the Washington building that formerly housed the U.S. Institute of Peace

Trump eyes basing his new Board of Peace at a Washington building in legal limbo
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Patrick Reed opens with 71 to trail by 6 in Bahrain. He adds Qatar to his European tour schedule

Patrick Reed is going to spend a full month in the Middle East on the European tour

Patrick Reed opens with 71 to trail by 6 in Bahrain. He adds Qatar to his European tour schedule
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Activists say Iran's crackdown has killed at least 6,221 people, as the country's currency plunges

Activists say at least 6,221 people have been killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests and many more are still feared dead

Activists say Iran's crackdown has killed at least 6,221 people, as the country's currency plunges
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A Holocaust survivor born in a concentration camp shares her story

Ilana Kantorowicz Shalem was born in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in March 1945, and is one of the youngest Holocaust survivors

A Holocaust survivor born in a concentration camp shares her story
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Israel recovers remains of the last hostage in Gaza. Ceasefire moves into tricky new phase

Israel says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, clearing the way for the next phase of the ceasefire that stopped the Israel-Hamas war

Israel recovers remains of the last hostage in Gaza. Ceasefire moves into tricky new phase
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US carrier strike group is now in the Middle East region, sources say

US carrier strike group is now in the Middle East region, sources say

US carrier strike group is now in the Middle East region, sources say
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Trump admin deports Iranians for first time since brutal crackdown on protests

Trump admin deports Iranians for first time since brutal crackdown on protests

Trump admin deports Iranians for first time since brutal crackdown on protests
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The last hostage recovered from Gaza, Ran Gvili, died fighting to save a kibbutz

Israelis expressed relief as the remains of Ran Gvili, the last hostage taken into Gaza, were recovered Monday

The last hostage recovered from Gaza, Ran Gvili, died fighting to save a kibbutz
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US aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East as tensions with Iran remain high

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East

US aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East as tensions with Iran remain high
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Here’s the latest on the first trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and US as negotiators set plans for future meeting

Here’s the latest on the first trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and US as negotiators set plans for future meeting

Here’s the latest on the first trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and US as negotiators set plans for future meeting
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Reed leads by 4 shots at Dubai Desert Classic as McIlroy's title hopes fade and Hovland surges

Patrick Reed will take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic after shooting 5-under 67 as Rory McIlroy’s chances of a record-extending fifth title virtually disappeared

Reed leads by 4 shots at Dubai Desert Classic as McIlroy's title hopes fade and Hovland surges
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Scale of Iran's nationwide protests and bloody crackdown come into focus even as internet is out

The scale of nationwide protests in Iran and the bloody crackdown that has followed is slowly coming into focus, even though authorities have cut off the country from the internet

Scale of Iran's nationwide protests and bloody crackdown come into focus even as internet is out
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Unsealed court documents suggest Trump admin detained Tufts student for writing op-ed critical of Israel

Unsealed court documents suggest Trump admin detained Tufts student for writing op-ed critical of Israel

Unsealed court documents suggest Trump admin detained Tufts student for writing op-ed critical of Israel