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Death Toll Rises in Iraq Ferry Accident, and Governor's Resignation Is Sought At least 97 people have died in the accident, which turned a festive Kurdish New Year celebration this week into a scene of horror.
New York Times | 2 hours, 24 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Last ISIS Village in Syria Falls, and a Caliphate Crumbles American-backed forces took the last remnant of territory under Islamic State rule in Syria, but signs of the group's resurgence are already visible.
New York Times | 10 hours, 57 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Pompeo Denounces Hezbollah in Lebanon, With an Israeli Audience in Mind Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's attack on Hezbollah is expected to give a boost to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
New York Times | 19 hours, 53 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Generals Are Back in Israel's Political Vanguard The return of the generals to Israeli politics is viewed as an emergency call-up by those hoping to rout right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
New York Times | 21 hours, 7 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

'Gagged' Thai media fights for a voice as elections loom Restrictive laws have hobbled Thai media since General Prayuth Chan-ocha took control of the government in 2014.
Al Jazeera | Mar 22, 2019 4:01 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Families demand justice as toll in Mosul boat disaster hits 103 Locals have attributed the Tigris River accident to overcrowding, saying vessel only had a 50-passenger capacity.
Al Jazeera | Mar 22, 2019 3:46 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

The Golan Heights Was Once an Arab Rallying Cry. Not Anymore. The muted Arab response to President Trump's call to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the territory shows Syria's weakness amid a reordered Arab world.
New York Times | Mar 22, 2019 12:19 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

News Brief: Golan Heights, House Panel Probe, Brexit U.S. backs Israel's claim to sovereignty over the Golan Heights. House panel investigates whether Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump violated federal record-keeping policies. EU agrees to delay Brexit.
NPR.org | Mar 22, 2019 09:05 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Imam Tells New Zealand: We Are Not Broken Thousands of people gathered Friday for a mass funeral in a cemetery in New Zealand where 26 of the 50 victims of a mass shooting in a mosque last Friday were buried. The youngest victim buried was 3 years old. Earlier, at an outdoor service across from t
Voice of America | Mar 22, 2019 07:52 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

President Trump Backs Israeli Sovereignty Claim Over Golan Heights In a tweeted announcement, the Commander in Chief appeared to overturn decades of U.S. policy just ahead of Israeli elections
NPR.org | Mar 21, 2019 11:30 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

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