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Syria shares results of first parliamentary poll amid inclusivity concerns
Election marks landmark moment in country’s post-war transition, but vote goes largely to Sunni male representatives.
Israel says blind Hezbollah fighter, wife killed in Lebanon car strike
CCTV footage shows the moment an Israeli drone struck a car in southern Lebanon, killing a husband and wife.
Syria’s first elections since Assad’s fall conclude
Syria has concluded its first elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Lula asks Trump to lift 40 percent tariff from Brazilian goods
Trump had imposed a 40% tariff on Brazil in July on top of a 10% earlier even though US has a trade surplus with Brazil.
Gaza flotilla activists arrive in Greece after Israeli prison release
Greta Thunberg spoke publicly for the first time since being released from an Israeli prison.
Man on trial in Albania kills judge, injures two others in shooting
Astrit Kalaja, an appeals court judge, died on his way to hospital after the courtroom attack on Monday.
US Supreme Court declines to hear Ghislaine Maxwell appeal
Former girlfriend of convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking.
Illinois lawsuit seeks to block Trump sending National Guard to Chicago
State accuses Trump of 'unlawful and unconstitutional' use of National Guard in latest effort to stop deployment.
Can US strikes on suspected drug boats off Venezuela be legally justified?
Tensions rise between the US and Venezuela as Trump ratchets up military, political pressure against Venezuela's Maduro.
Madagascar anti-government protesters take to the streets for third week
Demonstrators in Madagascar decry corruption, daily power cuts and water shortages as tensions with authorities rise.