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Nearly 800 Palestinians held without trial, the highest since 2008 — rights group

Uptick in administrative detentions comes as military presses on with widespread arrest operation in West Bank, following series of terror attacks in Israel

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Brazilian Vote to Choose Between President Jair Bolsonaro, Leftist Rival

Challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President Bolsonaro’s predecessor, leads in the polls, in a vote that could consolidate a shift to the left in South America.

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OPEC+ to Weigh Production Cut to Bolster Oil Prices

The group is considering an output reduction of 1 million barrels a day, its biggest cut since the pandemic began, as the economic slowdown hurts demand.

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Hunger soars in eastern Congo after months of fighting between rebels, army

Hunger is soaring across parts of Congo’s war-torn North Kivu province where the fighting between M23 rebels and government soldiers has been raging since November, according to aid workers, civilians and health workers.

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Hunger soars in eastern Congo after months of fighting between rebels, army

Hunger is soaring across parts of Congo’s war-torn North Kivu province where the fighting between M23 rebels and government soldiers has been raging since November, according to aid workers, civilians and health workers.

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Novak Djokovic wins Tel Aviv tennis tourney, for 89th career title

Serbian star triumphs over Croatia’s Marin Cilic to claim victory in Watergen Open, his third win at a competition this year

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Raisi claims failed ‘conspiracy’ by ‘enemies’ as Iranian protests enter third week

Iran Human Rights says 92 killed in protests triggered by death of Mahsa Amini, accuses security forces of bloody crackdown against Sunni Baluch demonstrators

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AG says she hasn’t yet decided method of approving maritime deal with Lebanon

Defense minister predicts accord to resolve dispute likely to be brought before Knesset to let public see details before finalizing, as official says cabinet will vote on it

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Official: Lebanon deal will see unprecedented approval for Israel’s maritime border

Senior official argues recognition of line of buoys as border is key achievement, but cautions Beirut could still back out; says cabinet expected to approve deal on Thursday

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As winter deadline nears, G7 still working out how to impose Russian oil price cap

The Group of Seven, representing some of the world’s leading economies, is still figuring out how to execute a plan agreed on in September to pay only cut-rate prices for Russian oil — and the Dec. 5 deadline to marshal

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