Middle East News Headlines
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Biden cajoles Netanyahu with tough talk, humanitarian concerns but Israeli PM remains dug in
President Joe Biden has stepped up public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, warning he's “hurting Israel” and speaking candidly about “come to Jesus” conversations with the leader over the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza
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Biden in a hot mic moment shows his growing frustration with Netanyahu over Gaza humanitarian crisis
President Joe Biden is expressing growing frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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UNICEF: 230 million females are circumcised globally, 30 million more than in 2016
Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued on Friday by the United Nations children’s agency
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Violence in the Mideast, rising threats from Islamic State group in Afghanistan pressure US, allies
The top U.S. general for the Middle East tells Congress that exploding regional violence fueled by Iran presents the most likely threat to the U.S. homeland
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Old Masters and Roman statues vie for the attention of well-heeled collectors at Dutch art fair
Old Masters, Roman statues, modern furniture, tribal masks and vintage watches are vying for the attention of well-heeled collectors at the annual TEFAF art fair that opened in the southern Netherlands
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Houthi missile attack kills 3 crew members in Yemen rebels' first fatal assault on shipping
The U.S. military says a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden has killed three of its crew members and injured at least four
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A government official says Canada will restore funding to embattled UN agency in Gaza
Canada will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, a government official tells The Associated Press, weeks after the agency lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support following Israeli allegations against some of its staffers in Gaza
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Biden's closest allies are stepping up pressure on White House to do more to ease suffering in Gaza
More of President Joe Biden’s top Senate allies are demanding that the U.S. act directly to ease Palestinian civilian suffering in Gaza and are joining calls to cut military aid if Israel refuses to change course
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Austria's top diplomat appeals for a pause in Mideast fighting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
Austria’s foreign minister has urged Israel and Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group against escalating the conflict along the volatile Israel-Lebanon border