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Iran's hard-line judiciary chief registers presidential run

(AP) — The hard-line cleric in charge of Iran's judiciary who also took part in a panel involved in the mass execution of thousands of prisoners in 1988 registered Saturday to run for the country's presidency. Ebrahim Raisi has been named as a possible successor to Iran’s 82-year-old...

Several children killed as Israel pounds Gaza refugee camp

The UN says 10,000 Palestinians have been forced out of their homes in the Gaza Strip, as the death toll from Israeli strikes on the enclave reaches 137. Israel continued to bombard the Gaza Strip with air raids and artillery shells on Saturday, killing several children and women at a...

Thousands flee homes as Israel continues air raids on Gaza

The UN says 10,000 Palestinians have been forced out of their homes in the Gaza Strip, as the death toll from Israeli strikes on the enclave reaches 126. Israel continued to bombard the Gaza Strip with air raids and artillery shells on Saturday, as it stepped up the deployment of troops...

7 Palestinians killed in West Bank, 366 injured: New toll

Israeli forces have killed a total of seven Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. According to a statement by the Palestine Red Crescent Society, its medical teams dealt with seven fatalities and 366 injured cases in different parts of the West Bank. Following the Friday prayers,...