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TEL AVIV/BEIRUT - The Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah fired barrages of rockets towards Israeli forces on Friday, drawing retaliatory fire...

Millions of children go hungry in northeast Nigeria

KADUNA - At least 2.3 million children and youth are going hungry in northeast Nigeria where an insurgency has forced...

Hiroshima marks 76th anniv. of US atomic bombing

TOKYO — Hiroshima on Friday marked the 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, as the mayor of the...

Taliban kill Afghan gov’t spokesman, advance on provincial capitals

KABUL - Taliban fighters on Friday assassinated the Afghan government's top media officer in Kabul, dealing a high-profile blow to...

At river where Tigrayan bodies floated, fears of ‘many more’

WAD EL HILU, Sudan — From time to time, a body floating down the river separating Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region...

Delta variant challenges China’s costly lockdown strategy

BEIJING — The delta variant is challenging China’s costly strategy of isolating cities, prompting warnings that Chinese leaders who were...

Forest fires rage in Greece; blaze north of Athens rekindles

LIMNI, Greece — Forest fires fueled by a protracted heat wave in Greece raged into Thursday, forcing the evacuation of...

Arts

Shattered by blast, landmark Beirut museum tries to rebuild

BEIRUT— The artist meticulously cuts small pieces of yellow and red glass, then lays them in a pattern to recreate...

EU seals deal with Novavax for up to 200 million Covid-19 vaccines

BRUSSELS — The European Commission has approved a supply contract with US firm Novavax to buy up to 200 million...

Biden announces US$100m in new aid for Lebanon, urges reforms