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Iran taps UN-sanctioned minister as new chief of nuclear agency

Mohammad Eslami was blacklisted for ‘being engaged in, directly associated with or providing support for Iran’s proliferation of sensitive nuclear activities’

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UAE to allow tourists fully vaccinated against COVID into country

With coronavirus infections on the decline, the Gulf nation is set to host the Expo 2020 trade fair next month

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U.S. Drone Strike Kills Suicide Bombers Targeting Kabul Airport

KABUL, Afghanistan — A U.S. drone strike Sunday struck a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate before they could target the ongoing military evacuation at Kabul’s international airport, American officials said. There were few initial details

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Israel offers funding for innovative ways to train new candidates for tech jobs

Israel Innovation Authority to back startups and initiatives working to tap into talents of communities underrepresented in industry

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Work begins to partially renovate hazardous bridge to Temple Mount

Western Wall Heritage Foundation says maintenance project on Mughrabi Bridge will take a few days; part of the women’s prayer area in the plaza to be closed off

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U.S. Carries Out Airstrike to Prevent Kabul Airport Attack

A U.S. drone struck a vehicle packed with explosives in a residential area of Kabul, preventing an imminent attack on the city’s airport, the Pentagon said.

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The U.S. Has Carried Out A 2nd Strike Against ISIS-K In Afghanistan

A military official says the strike was conducted to eliminate an “imminent threat” to Hamid Karzai International Airport, where 13 U.S. service members were killed on Thursday. (Image credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

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Stephen Miller screams at ‘clinically insane’ Joe Biden in Fox News interview about Afghan refugees

Former Trump adviser Stephen Miller on Sunday called President Joe Biden “clinically insane” for allowing Afghan refugees to live in the United States. Miller yelled at the current commander-in-chief throughout a Fox News interview after host Maria Bartiromo asked him

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TV Sitcom Writers Are Thrust Into Afghans’ Plight

Writers on “United States of Al”—a CBS sitcom about an Afghan interpreter resettled in Ohio with his former Marine fighting partner—are working to get relatives out of the chaos at the Kabul airport.

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Soaring Prices in Canada Draw Pledges to Build Housing

As a national election approaches, polling indicates housing affordability has emerged as one of the top voter concerns not related to Covid-19.

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