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UN official condemns Israel’s settlements in W Bank

A UN official on Wednesday condemned Israel's expansion of settlements and deadly violation in the occupied West Bank. “The international community must take decisive action in response to Israel’s recent intensification of settlement activities in the occupied West Bank, including East...

Israel minister threatens to ban Amnesty over Airbnb policy

A minister threatened to ban Amnesty International from Israel after the rights group on Wednesday accused Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor of profiting from "war crimes" by offering accommodation in settlements. "Amnesty International, that hypocritical organisation that speaks...

99.5 percent of Daesh territory in Syria recovered: US

More than ninety-nine and a half percent of territory captured by the Daesh terrorist group in Syria has been returned to the Syrian people, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan said Tuesday. "Within a couple weeks it will be a hundred percent," Shanahan told reporters at the...