Thousands visit Pope Francis tomb in Rome day after funeral
The modest tomb draws huge queues on the first day of public viewing a day after tens of thousands attended
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Alex Marquez takes first MotoGP win after brother Marc crashes in Spain
Alex Marquez claims the first MotoGP win of his career and retakes the lead from his brother in the riders
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Trump Calls for Free Passage Through Panama and Suez Canals
President Donald Trump has demanded that American military and commercial ships be allowed to travel through the Panama and Suez
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Car drives into Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu street festival crowd: What we know
EXPLAINER Suspect arrested after vehicle rams into crowd at the Philippine street festival in Canada, killing nine people. Police in
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Who is Hussein al-Sheikh, the new deputy to PLO’s Abbas?
The Fatah veteran, who spent more than 10 years in Israeli jails in the 1970s and 1980s, is seen as
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From obscurity to prime time: Women’s football hits the TV screen in Egypt
Every time Amira Mohamed stepped onto the pitch, it was never just a game. For her, and hundreds of Egyptian
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Gaza ministry says hundreds of war missing confirmed dead, toll at 52,243
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza announced Sunday that the death toll from the war had risen to more than
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Abbas appoints Hussein al-Sheikh as vice president and likely successor
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas named a deputy and likely successor on Saturday. Hussein al-Sheikh was appointed vice president of
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Tenants and Landlords Brace for Egypt’s Rent Reform
For much of the twentieth century, Egypt’s “old rent” laws have capped rents at levels that now seem obsolete. In
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S Korea’s main opposition party taps former chief as presidential candidate
Democratic Party of Korea names Lee Jae-myung as its candidate for the snap presidential election set for June 3. South
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