White House World Cup chief defends visa ban for Somali referee, Iranians
The head of the White House Task Force for the World Cup on Tuesday defended the decision not to grant
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Middle East
UK, Canada, France and Norway announce coordinated sanctions over West Bank settler violence
By Sarah Young and Alexander Cornwell LONDON/JERUSALEM, June 9 (Reuters) – Britain, Canada, France and Norway announced new coordinated sanctions
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Tunisian court sentences prominent journalist Boukrim in absentia to four years
June 9 (Reuters) – A Tunisian court sentenced prominent journalist Khaoula Boukrim to four years in prison in absentia, she
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US strikes Iran after Apache helicopter downing
US forces carried out strikes against Iran on Wednesday in what President Donald Trump said was retaliation for the downing
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UK says new law will crack down on hostile states' proxies from next month
LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday that a law to crack down on proxies acting for states
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In Lebanon's Tyre, Christian quarter emptied out after Israeli warning
The Christian quarter in south Lebanon’s Tyre, the last pocket of the coastal city spared from Israeli threats, was emptied
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Israel minister Smotrich banned from France
France Tuesday banned Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country, the French foreign minister said, in the
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Police crack down on anti-hijab protests in western Afghanistan
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, June 9 (Reuters) – Afghan security officials dispersed a women’s rights protest in the western
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Rival leaders of Turkey's main opposition party call competing meetings
ANKARA, June 9 (Reuters) – The arch-rival leaders of Turkey’s main opposition – one of them elected and the other
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UN inquiry finds Israeli forces shield settlers during attacks on Palestinians
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 9 (Reuters) – Israeli authorities are directly involved in settler attacks that have killed,
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