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Middle East latest: Israel kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas says ceasefire talks resume

Middle East latest: Israel kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas says ceasefire talks resume

Israeli fire has killed eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and three more in the occupied West Bank over the past 24 hours, Palestinian officials said Tuesday, even as a fragile ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza has largely held since late January.
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Court records say a passenger attacked a flight attendant, swallowed rosary beads on plane to Miami

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Pope Francis follows Vatican spiritual retreat as doctors say he's no longer in imminent danger

Pope Francis follows Vatican spiritual retreat as doctors say he's no longer in imminent danger

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis participated remotely in the Vatican's spiritual retreat Tuesday after getting good news from his doctors: They upgraded his prognosis and say he is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of the respiratory infecti
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Myanmar resistance group admits responsibility for killing of Buddhist monk it accused of army ties

BANGKOK (AP) — A local resistance group fighting against Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged responsibility for the killing last week of a Buddhist monk and his disciple in the country’s eastern region.
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In his own words: Pope Francis has long been up front about his health problems and eventual death

In his own words: Pope Francis has long been up front about his health problems and eventual death

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has written and spoken at length about sickness, aging and death, and personally directed that his doctors provide the fairly detailed daily updates that have punctuated his own battle with pneumonia.
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Syria's government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast

Syria's government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast

JABLEH, Syria (AP) — Syria's interim government signed a deal Monday with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country’s northeast, including a ceasefire and the merging of the main U.S.-backed force there into the Syrian army.
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PHOTO COLLECTION: Ramadan Around the World

PHOTO COLLECTION: Ramadan Around the World

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
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Greek lawmaker attacks paintings in Athens' National Gallery, claiming they are offensive

Greek lawmaker attacks paintings in Athens' National Gallery, claiming they are offensive

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's National Gallery said a Greek lawmaker on Monday attacked four paintings in an exhibition at the museum in Athens , including one he had previously criticized as offensive on religious grounds.
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Drought-stricken Algeria plans to import 1 million sheep ahead of Islam's Eid Al-Adha

Drought-stricken Algeria plans to import 1 million sheep ahead of Islam's Eid Al-Adha

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s president has announced plans to import a staggering 1 million sheep ahead of this year’s Eid al-Adha , the holiday during which Muslims worldwide purchase livestock for sacrifice.
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Doctors declare Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger due to pneumonia, but remains hospitalized

Doctors declare Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger due to pneumonia, but remains hospitalized

ROME (AP) — Doctors said Monday Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month, but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment.
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