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Gaza ceasefire sees its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners

Gaza ceasefire sees its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The ceasefire in Gaza saw its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, and the crucial Rafah border crossing reopened just days before discussions on the truce’s far more difficu
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Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding at least 158

Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding at least 158

CAIRO (AP) — An attack on an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group killed 54 people and wounded at least 158, health authorities said Saturday.
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Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding at least 158

Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding at least 158

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s health authorities say a notorious paramilitary group fighting against the country’s military has attacked an open market in the city of Omdurman, killing 54 people.
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Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan.

Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan.

CAIRO (AP) — Powerful Arab nations on Saturday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring Egypt and Jordan.
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Arab nations reject trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan.

Arab nations reject trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan.

CAIRO (AP) — Powerful Arab nations have rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring Egypt and Jordan.
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18 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting with separatist rebels in Balochistan

18 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting with separatist rebels in Balochistan

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani troops fought insurgents who set up roadblocks in the restive northwestern region of Balochistan, leaving 18 paramilitary security forces and 23 rebels dead in some of the heaviest clashes in recent years, officials
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Sick and wounded children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months

Sick and wounded children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months

RAFAH CROSSING, Egypt (AP) — A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began crossing to Egypt for treatment through Gaza’s Rafah crossing on Saturday, the first opening of the border since Israel captured it nearly nine months ago.
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18 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting with separatist rebels in Baluchistan

18 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting with separatist rebels in Baluchistan

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani troops fought insurgents who set up roadblocks in the restive northwestern region, leaving 18 paramilitary security forces and 12 rebels dead in some of the heaviest clashes in recent years, officials said Saturday.
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Sick and wounded children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months

Sick and wounded children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months

RAFAH CROSSING, Egypt (AP) — A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began crossing to Egypt for treatment through Gaza’s Rafah crossing on Saturday, in the first opening of the border since Israel captured it nearly nine months ago.
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A medical plane carrying a child patient and 5 others crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze

A medical plane carrying a child patient and 5 others crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A medical transport jet transporting a child who had just completed treatment for a life-threatening condition, her mother and four others crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in
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