Palestinian militant who spent 44 years in Israeli prison to be deported as part of Gaza ceasefire deal

The longest-serving Palestinian inmate in an Israeli jail, revered by militants as the &dean& of their prisoners, is among more than 200 Palestinians set to be deported under the Gaza ceasefire and hostages-for-prisoners swap.

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Eric Garcia: From ‘Gulf of America& to the Panama Canal, will Donald Trump be able to keep his promises?

Welcome to the second Donald Trump era in Washington, although in practice, the first never really ended. A majority of Republicans in the House of Representatives voted to overturn the 2020 election results, and he remained the dominant figure in the party.?

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China families appeal to free relatives held by scam gangs in Myanmar
BEIJING/BANGKOK - The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land & only not as a reality star.

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'Love for humanity': Low-crime Japan's unpaid parole officers
TOKYO - Teruko Nakazawa once intervened in a knife fight between an ex-offender and their mother -- all in a day's unpaid work for Japan's army of volunteer probation officers.

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South Korea to change airport design after deadly Jeju air crash
SEOUL — South Korea will extend runway safety areas and redesign infrastructure after the crash of a Jeju Air Co flight last month that killed almost everyone on board, sparking criticism that the design of the airport might have exacerbated the accident.

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Rubio, on first day, warns China with Asian partners
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his first full day in office Tuesday warned jointly with Japan, India and Australia against coercive actions in Asia, in a veiled but clear warning to China over its actions at sea.

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