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Israeli voters go to the polls Monday for an unprecedented third time in a year and may face yet another deadlocked election.

One day after the United States signed an agreement with the Taliban, Ashraf Ghani said a proposed prisoner swap between the Taliban and his government could not be a precondition for talks. (Image credit: Rahmat Gul/AP)

After two failed tries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to win reelection on Monday. But don’t be surprised if there’s another inconclusive result. (Image credit: Oded Balilty/AP)

China is the world’s largest importer of oil, and COVID-19 has led to a sharp drop in its demand for crude. That means bad news for Saudi Arabia, which needs high oil prices.

Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images China has taken the beloved Hugo-winning site offline amid stringent new internet laws. The Archive of Our Own (AO3), the Hugo-winning fanfiction website, is the latest casualty of Chinese censorship, amid a continued

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar shake hands after signing a landmark peace agreement during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020. | Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP

Syrians in Idlib perform funeral prayers for Turkish soldiers killed in a Syrian government airstrike on February 28, 2020. | ABDULAZIZ KETAZ/AFP via Getty Images The last 24 hours in Idlib, Syria, briefly explained. At least 33 Turkish soldiers were