# assad • syrian • bashar • sentenced • murder • absentia
Liberal
Verdict relates to atrocities committed during the country’s 14-year civil war in which about 500,000 people died
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Share # taliban • afghan • diplomacy • detain • qur • government
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have detained two Afghan members of the U.N. political mission in the country, the United Nations said Wednesday,
August 12, 2026, 3:51 pm
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# lebanon • abolish • penalty • death • arab • parliament
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Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday abolished the death penalty and replaced all existing death sentences with life imprisonment, the speaker's office said in a statement.
August 11, 2026, 9:24 am
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# navy • uss • sailors • aboard • mental • lincoln
Conservative
The aircraft carrier has been deployed since November, and has supported combat operations with Iran since they began.
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# gaza • hamas • israel • targeted • strike • killed
Liberal
This liveblog has ended. RECAP: U.S. tells Mideast embassies staff may stay low amid Iran war; Trump says U.S. to 'keep' Hormuz. Israeli soldiers who tied Palestinian detainee to bed and shared photo to spend days in detention
August 12, 2026, 8:13 pm
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# hormuz • tehran • blockades • iran • trump • strait
Liberal
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been at a near-standstill for weeks amid the Iran war, sending prices of oil and other key goods soaring.
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New York Post
Tehran is losing its grip on Hormuz, and with it all its leverage
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August 12, 2026, 5:58 pm
The Times Of India
In China's Presence, Iran Drops Stunning New Hormuz Bombshell On Trump; 'Behave, Or Else...'
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# yemen • casualties • missile • attack • houthi • rescuers
Liberal
The latest attacks come just a day after Houthi rebels targeted al-Makha and its port, killing seven people.
August 11, 2026, 8:32 pm
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The Times Of India
Houthi Attack: Three Pakistanis, one Indonesian killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb
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# palestinian • israel • bank • west • idf • terrorist
Liberal
Settlers and soldiers cut off water and electricity to homes, and block medical care in campaign of terror
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# kosovo • burial • grave • remains • soldier • excavations
Liberal
Romania-born Shlomo Haimson, who was killed in 1948 in a failed attempt to flee an internment camp and reunite with family in Israel, is found buried in unmarked grave in Haifa
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# palestinian • gaza • israeli • qusra • annexation • jewish
Conservative
Notably, 19% of Arab Israelis said they support Israel annexing the West Bank, assuming citizenship would be granted to the Palestinians living there.
August 13, 2026, 3:53 pm
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# lebanon • hezbollah • peacekeeping • interceptor • israel • troops
Conservative
The countries could help define the mechanism's scope, provide personnel to oversee its implementation, or contribute troops to observe or take part in inspections verifying disarmament, sources said.
August 12, 2026, 5:25 pm
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# alcatraz • prison • penitentiary • photojournalist • iranian • terrorist
Liberal
Yalda Moaiery has spent much of her career documenting moments of dissent and the lives of women in Iran.
August 12, 2026, 3:04 pm
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