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Death toll from Egypt lake shipwreck climbs to 9

Rescue workers in Egypt were still searching Tuesday for at least five people missing after a boat sank in a lake near Alexandria, leaving nine people dead. The people who died, including three young children, were all from the same family, according to reports. The boat had at least...

World Bank might suspend financing of vaccines to Lebanon

The World Bank threatened Tuesday to suspend financing for coronavirus vaccines in Lebanon over what it said were violations by members of parliament who were inoculated without registering in advance. Such a move by the World Bank would have grave consequences as Lebanon struggles...

UN: Thousands flee Ethiopia violence, seek asylum in Sudan

At least 7,000 people who fled escalating ethnic violence in western Ethiopia have sought asylum in neighboring Sudan, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday, amid heightened tensions between the two Eastern African nations. Violence in the Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz region is...

Israelis prepare for March general election

Israel's election authorities are making the final preparations ahead of the March 23 general election, which is expected to be an unusual vote because of coronavirus restrictions. A rehearsal of how the adjusted process will work was held on Tuesday in the central Israeli town of...