Egypt frees ex-diplomat who called for referendumAn Egyptian rights lawyer says a former diplomat who called for a referendum on Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's government has been released from jail
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Trial of Navy SEAL accused of killing prisoner set for JuneCourt martial of SEAL accused of killing an Islamic state prisoner scheduled to start June 10
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Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric hold sit-ins against warThousands of supporters of an Iraqi populist Shiite cleric held sit-ins around Iraq saying their country should not be a battlefield between the United States and Iran
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Islamists in Sudan rally in support of Islamic ruleThousands of Islamists in Sudan long allied with ousted president Omar al-Bashir's regime are rallying to support military-backed Islamic rule in the face of alleged attempts by protesters to abolish it
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US following deportation case of rights activist in IsraelThe U.S. State Department says it's closely following Israel's case against the local director of Human Rights Watch, who faces deportation under a law barring entry to those who have called for a boycott of Israel or its settlements in the West Bank
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Lebanese Cabinet agrees on 2019 austerity budgetA Lebanese Cabinet minister says the government has agreed on a 2019 budget, wrapping up weeks of haggling over an austerity budget that aims to cut public spending and reduce the deficit
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The Latest: Japan PM mulls Iran visit to mediate crisisThe Latest: Japanese media say Prime Minister Abe considering a visit to Iran next month to mediate crisis with US
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Yemen's president in letter to UN chief criticizes his envoyYemen's president, in letter to UN chief, criticizes his envoy of allegedly siding with Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels
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Israel braces for more wildfires as temperatures spikeIsrael is bracing for renewed wildfires in the midst of a major heat wave that shows no signs of slowing
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Libya confirms it rescued 290 migrants in MediterraneanLibya confirms it rescued 290 Europe-bound migrants off country's Mediterranean coast, following German group's report
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Iran's foreign minister in Pakistan amid tensions with USIran's foreign minister, under fire at home, in Pakistan on critically timed visit amid tensions with US
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Northwest Syria fighting damages schools, health facilitiesActivists say bombings by Syrian government forces have damaged two schools and a health facility in the rebel's last stronghold in the northwest
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Lawyer: Synagogue massacre suspect wants plea dealA lawyer for the man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre says he still wants to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence
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Wildfires sweep across Israel as heatwave grips regionIsraeli police have ordered the evacuation of several communities in southern and central Israel as wildfires rage amid a major heatwave
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Car bomb kills 2 in western Iraqi village near Syrian borderIraqi security official says a car bomb has exploded in a western village near the Syrian border, killing two people and wounding two others
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