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Syria's Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel

Syria's Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel

JARAMANA, Syria (AP) 鈥 Syria鈥檚 Druze minority has a long history of cutting their own path to survive among the country鈥檚 powerhouses. They are now trying again to navigate a new, uncertain Syria since the fall of longtime autocrat Bashar Assad.
Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil war

Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil war

An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days.
Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water

Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) 鈥 Israel cut off the electricity supply to Gaza , officials said Sunday, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water for part of the arid territory. Hamas called it part of Israel's 鈥渟tarvation policy.
Thousands in Nepal want monarchy back as public frustration with politics grows

Thousands in Nepal want monarchy back as public frustration with politics grows

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) 鈥 Thousands of supporters greeted Nepal's former king in capital Kathmandu on Sunday and demanded his abolished monarchy be reinstated and Hinduism brought back as a state religion.
Pope thanks volunteers for 'miracle of tenderness' as another Holy Year event passes without him

Pope thanks volunteers for 'miracle of tenderness' as another Holy Year event passes without him

ROME (AP) 鈥 Pope Francis issued a message Sunday thanking volunteers for the 鈥渕iracle of tenderness鈥 they offer the sick, as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia and doctors reported positive news.
Israel will send a delegation to Qatar to try to 'advance' ceasefire negotiations

Israel will send a delegation to Qatar to try to 'advance' ceasefire negotiations

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) 鈥 Israel said that it would send a delegation to Qatar on Monday 鈥渋n an effort to advance the negotiations鈥 around the ceasefire in Gaza , while Hamas reported 鈥減ositive signals鈥 in talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediat
2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 1,000 people dead

2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 1,000 people dead

BEIRUT (AP) 鈥 The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 1,000, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one o

Activists in Trinidad and Tobago push to include women's occupations on Hindu marriage act

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) 鈥 The government of Trinidad and Tobago is considering amending the local Hindu marriage act to include women鈥檚 occupations on certificates as demanded by activists. Nearly 20% of the 1.
In his own words: Pope Francis' views on resigning changed over time

In his own words: Pope Francis' views on resigning changed over time

ROME (AP) 鈥 Pope Francis entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia, increasingly handing off his day-to-day duties to cardinals as questions swirl about the near and long-term future of his papacy.
Pope Francis rests in hospital as Vatican and Holy Year marches on without him

Pope Francis rests in hospital as Vatican and Holy Year marches on without him

ROME (AP) 鈥 Pope Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia on Saturday as the Vatican machinery and Holy Year celebrations marched on without him, this weekend dedicated to the Catholic Church's volunteers.
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