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Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based political bureau chief of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, speaks to the press after a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister in Tehran on March 26, 2024. Haniyeh's visit to Tehran comes a day after a resolution adopted by the UN Security Council called for an "immediate ceasefire" for the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan, leading to a "lasting" truce. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed while visiting Iran

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Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed (L), the wife of Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, comforts a Kurdish woman during a ceremony marking the Anfal mass killings, after corpses were transferred from Baghdad to the Kurdish town of Chamchamal for burial, on February 21, 2024.

Ankara brushes off Iraqi first lady’s accusations labeling Turkey as 'invader'

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Meeting between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 25, 2024.

Biden presses Netanyahu to close gap with Hamas on cease-fire talks

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Sudanese greet army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on April 16, 2023.

US invites Sudan's warring parties to talks co-hosted by Saudi Arabia, Switzerland

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An Israeli soldier directs a tank near the border with the Gaza Strip on July 8, 2024, in southern Israel.

Cease-fire talks continue as Israel steps up Gaza strikes

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An undated image of Baraa al-Qaterji (L) with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Syrian businessman with ties to Assad killed in suspected Israeli airstrike

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 04: Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines speaks during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. Haines testified alongside Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier and took questions on the intelligence communities annual threat assessment. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Top intelligence official warns Iran meddling in Gaza protests inside US

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 1: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives for a news conference following the Supreme Court's ruling on charges against former President Donald Trump that he sought to subvert the 2020 election, at the White House on July 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. The highest court ruled 6-3 that presidents have some level of immunity from prosecution when operating within their "constitutional authority," but do not have absolute immunity. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Middle East crises loom in background as NATO leaders gather in Washington

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US sanctions 'shadow banking network' used by Iran's military

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Turkey: UK issues sex-crime warning for travelers, reports 42 cases in 2023

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US national security adviser Jake Sullivan answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House on May 13, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Top Israeli officials meet with Biden’s national security adviser

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Turkish anti riot police officers block the street of Santa Maria church after an attack in Istanbul, on Jan. 28, 2024.

US, Turkey sanction ISIS smuggling group linked to Istanbul church attack

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