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Smoke rises from a home in the Jenin refugee camp, on Wednesday.

Four Killed, 44 Wounded in Israeli Army West Bank Raid, Palestinians Report

Among those killed is the brother of Palestinian terrorist, Raad Hazem, who shot and killed three Israelis in a terror attack in Tel Aviv in April

A woman votes in a referendum at a polling station in Donetsk, the capital of Donetsk People's Republic controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine, on Tuesday.

'Huge Majorities' in Occupied Ukraine Regions in Favor of Joining Russia, Officials Say

A woman and a child from Lev Tahor prepare to leave the Guatemalan village of San Juan La Laguna in 2014.

Extremist 'Jewish Taliban' Lev Tahor Compound Raided in Mexico

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Friday.

With No Hope or Vision, Mahmoud Abbas Knows His UN Speech May Be His Last

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A man casts his ballot during a referendum in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday.

In Rare Rebuke, Israel Says It Won’t Recognize Russia’s Annexation Referendums in Ukraine

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in August.

In Latest Consolidation of Power, MBS Named Saudi Prime Minister

Lebanese President Michel Aoun meets with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon September 21, 2022.

Lebanese MPs to Convene to Elect New President, Though No Consensus on Candidate

Newly elected Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Italy’s Economic and Political Malaise Has Pushed the Country Into Far-right Hands

Vehicles await entry into Estonia on the bridge over Narva river at the border crossing point with Russia in Narva, Estonia September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

Israelis Fleeing Russia Allowed Into Estonia if They 'Tell the Truth,' Ambassador Says

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Restaurant fire kills 17 people in northeastern China (AP)
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EU denounces 'sham results' of referendums in Russia-occupied Ukraine (DPA)
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EU scrambles to protect energy infrastructure in response to Nord Stream incidents (Reuters)
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UN calls on Iran to avoid 'unnecessary force' on protesters (AP)
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Palestinian arrested after pointing paintball gun at pedestrians in Jerusalem (Haaretz)
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Pakistan appoints new finance minister amid economic crisis (AP)
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Israeli security forces surround West Bank home of Palestinian shot dead following terror attack in Tel Aviv (Haaretz)
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Two men injured in traffic accident near Lake Kinneret (Haaretz)
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RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan challenges his parole denial (AP)
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Lula widens lead over Bolsonaro less than a week ahead of Brazilian election, poll shows (Reuters)
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Cuba in the dark after hurricane knocks out power grid (AP)
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Ukraine 'sham' referendum results point to Russia annexation (Reuters)

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