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Low voter turnout in Tunisian elections casts doubt on future parliament’s legitimacy

Voters in Tunisia massively shunned parliamentary elections seen as an important test for their president and their country’s troubled democracy, according to preliminary turnout figures Sunday. Independent observers reported scattered violations.

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News Wrap: Israel holds funerals for victims of synagogue shooting

In our news wrap Sunday, funerals for the seven victims of a mass shooting outside an East Jerusalem synagogue began in Israel, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken started his visit to the Middle East, Novak Djokovic won the Australian

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News Wrap: Israel holds funerals for victims of synagogue shooting

In our news wrap Sunday, funerals for the seven victims of a mass shooting outside an East Jerusalem synagogue began in Israel, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken started his visit to the Middle East, Novak Djokovic won the Australian

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Why more Rohingya refugees are making desperate journeys by sea

It’s been five years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled the brutality of government security forces in Myanmar, ending up in camps in Bangladesh or setting out to sea in hopes of reaching Malaysia or Indonesia. Last week, Indonesia’s

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Why more Rohingya refugees are making desperate journeys by sea

It’s been five years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled the brutality of government security forces in Myanmar, ending up in camps in Bangladesh or setting out to sea in hopes of reaching Malaysia or Indonesia. Last week, Indonesia’s

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What’s behind a sharp increase in journalist killings around the world

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 2022 was one of the deadliest years on record for journalists around the globe, with a nearly 50 percent increase in killings from the previous years. Lisa Desjardins speaks to Jodie Ginsberg, president

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DOJ ‘actively working’ to brief senators on Biden and Trump classified documents – NBC News

DOJ ‘actively working’ to brief senators on Biden and Trump classified documents  NBC News

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Four suspects accused of smuggling drugs have done it before, say police

Young women arrested at Ben Gurion Airport two weeks ago set to be indicted on multiple counts of smuggling cocaine and ketamine worth millions

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How years of instability came to a head in Peru

Peruvian demonstrators clash with riot police in Lima, Peru, on January 28, 2023, as protests against President Dina Boluarte continue. | Klebher Vasquez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Peruvian protests — and the government’s response — are “a monster eating itself,” one

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Pakistan’s nationwide blackout is part of an escalating crisis

Pakistan has been struggling to keep its grid up and running in recent months and a recent nationwide blackout showed just how bad the problem has become.

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