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Hamas says spokesman killed in Israeli strike on Gaza

International Desk: Hamas said an Israeli air strike killed one of its official spokesmen in Gaza on Thursday, the latest high-ranking operative targeted since Israel resumed its bombardment. The group

Huthis say US warplanes carried out 17 strikes in Yemen

International Desk: Huthi media in Yemen reported Wednesday at least 17 strikes in Saada and Amran, blaming the United States for the attacks. The rebels’ Ansarollah website said US warplanes

Israeli legislators pass state budget in a move that shores up Netanyahu’s government

TDS Desk: Israel’s parliament on Tuesday passed a state budget, a move that shores up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition and grants the embattled leader the chance at months

EU told Israel fresh Gaza strikes ‘unacceptable’

TDS Desk: The EU’s top diplomat said Wednesday that she told her Israeli counterpart the fresh wave of strikes on Gaza was “unacceptable”. Israel on Tuesday launched its most intense

‘Gay imam’ Muhsin Hendricks shot dead in South Africa

BBC, South Africa Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world’s first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque in Cape

Nearly all USAID staff to be laid off: US media

AFP: The Trump administration plans to reduce the number of staff at the US government’s giant humanitarian agency USAID to fewer than 300 people from more than 10,000, the New