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A western Kentucky man is representing Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia in a trip bringing members of the Bahá’í faith across the world to Israel to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing of one of its leaders.
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Parents on both sides had to find ways to protect their children. "Yes, the cease-fire has been enforced. But how are we going to deal with children traumatized by this?" asks a mother in Gaza.
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After 11 days of the worst fighting in the region since 2014, global leaders called for both sides to resolve the long-standing conflict to achieve lasting peace.
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As the battle between Israel and Hamas enters its 10th day, President Biden pressed Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to de-escalate the fighting "on the path to a ceasefire," the White House says.
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In Washington, calls for an end to the fighting have intensified, including among Democrats in Congress who support Israel and even some Republicans.
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The United Nations' Middle East envoy warned Wednesday that tensions "escalating towards a full-scale war" between Israel and Palestinian militants.
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The prize committee said Dr. Anthony Fauci, long-time head of the United States' leading infectious diseases research institute, "is the consummate model of leadership and impact in public health."
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel's United Arab Emirates peace deal sets a precedent: Israel need not cede captured land to the Palestinians in order to win friends in the Arab world.
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Most of the Microsoft customers hit by the hack were in the U.S., but the rest were elsewhere in North America and in Europe and the Middle East.
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The Russian leader contacted U.S. President-elect Joe Biden after the Electoral College affirmed his victory. Putin was one of the last major world leaders to do so.