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After going 60 years without a leader speaking at the United Nations, Syria’s president Ahmad al-Sharaa says the country is rejoining the international community in an address to the U.N. General Assembly. Read more from @AssociatedPress
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The U.S. State Department has confirmed that Hosam Saraya, a U.S. citizen, was among a group of men executed by Syrian government forces in a video that spread on social media. His brother, father, and cousins were also killed. Read more from @ABCNews.
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Tokyo has lodged a protest with Israel after the Israeli military fired what it called warning shots at a group of Japanese and other diplomats visiting the West Bank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/22/japan/japan-protest-israel-shots/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Britain and Iran have summoned each other’s diplomatic envoys after the U.K. charges three Iranians with spying. Read more from @BBCNews
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After 40 years of deadly fighting with the Turkish government, the Kurdistan Workers Party militant group says it is disbanding. Read more from @Semafor
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After 40 years of deadly fighting with the Turkish government, the Kurdistan Workers Party militant group says it is disbanding. Read more from @Semafor
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Major airlines have suspended operations at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport after Israel and Yemen Houthi rebels exchange rocket fire. Read more from @USAToday
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Israel’s military says it struck “operatives” in Syria who attacked civilians near Damascus after sectarian violence in the area that has reportedly killed dozens of people. Read more from @BBCNews
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Tens of thousands of people gathered near Beirut to pay their respects to Hezbollah's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/23/world/hezbollahs-nasrallah-funeral/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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At least 124 people have died drinking bootleg alcohol in Ankara and Istanbul in the past six weeks, and dozens more have been hospitalized. Read more from @CBSNews
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Uprooting Palestinians from Gaza has long been a taboo and dangerous idea in Israel. But after U.S. President Trump’s comments about “U.S. control” of the territory, Israelis are increasingly supportive of the idea. Read more from @csmonitor
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Jordan and Egypt are uniting in their opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for Gaza and Palestinians. Read more from @politico
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, but officials familiar with the latest U.S.-backed proposal said it left major disagreements between Hamas and Israel unresolved. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/21/world/politics/us-gaza-cease-fire/