Middle East
Middle East conflicts and diplomacy.
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Thai Remains Returned; One Israeli Remains Hostage
Israeli authorities confirmed Wednesday that remains returned from Gaza were those of Sudthisak Rinthalak, a Thai national killed during the…
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Israel Receives Coffin Believed To Hold Deceased Hostage
Israel received a coffin Wednesday that officials say may contain the remains of one of the two people still believed…
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Pentagon IG Report on Signal Chats
The Defense Department inspector general will publish Thursday a report examining use of the encrypted messaging app Signal to share…
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Pope Leo XIV Concludes Six-Day Middle East Visit
The pope concluded a six-day trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Tuesday with a visit to Beirut, where he prayed…
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Pope Leo XIV Urges Peace During Maiden Visit to Lebanon
BEIRUT – The pope on Monday held an ecumenical gathering in Beirut and prayed at a mountaintop monastery on the…
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Trump Calls to Protect Syria’s Path to Prosperous State
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States should guard against anything that would derail what he described…
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Pope Leo XIV Continues Middle East Tour After Plane Fix
Vatican officials said early Sunday that a Vatican-chartered Airbus A320 that carried the pope, his entourage and about 80 journalists…
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Pope Leo XIV Begins Lebanon Visit Amid Security Concerns
The pope arrived in Beirut on Sunday, beginning the Lebanon portion of a short trip to the region after a…
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Pope Leo Visits Istanbul Blue Mosque, Declines to Pray
Pope Francis visited the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, widely known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul on Saturday but declined an…
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Pope Leo Prays with Eastern Western Patriarchs
The pope joined Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and leaders from Orthodox, Catholic and other Christian communions on Friday at Lake…
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