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Israeli leader says Hamas put "children into the line of fire"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during an inauguration ceremony for a fortified emergency room at the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, southern Israel, February 20, 2018. REUTERS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday defended  the…

Death toll mounts in Gaza-Israel border protests

Palestinians gather around the body of a man who was killed during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border on May 14, 2018, during his funeral at a mosque in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Getty The leaders of…

The Gap pulls product after angering China

The Gap has joined a growing count of companies that have stepped on the Chinese government's toes on the sensitive topic of Taiwan, the self-ruled island that mainland China claims as part of its territory. The clothing retailer apologized Monday…

Deadly clashes ahead of U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem

GAZA STRIP -- Israeli troops fired from across a border fence Monday, shooting and killing at least nine Palestinians and wounding dozens more in protests near the Gaza border, according to Palestinian officials, ahead of a planned ceremony to mark the…

Old U.S. nemesis and an Iranian ally faring well in Iraq vote

BAGHDAD -- The political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took an early lead in Iraq's national elections in partial returns announced late Sunday by the Iraqi electoral commission. An alliance of candidates linked to Iraq's powerful Shiite paramilitary…

Malaysia's fake-news law is here to stay, new PM says

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad seen Oct. 21, 2010. Getty Malaysia's government passed the "Anti-Fake News Bill 2018" in April, making both creating and sharing fake news punishable by up to six years in prison. It was seen as a…

Trump orders relief for banned Chinese telecoms giant

This picture taken on May 3, 2018 shows the ZTE logo on an office building in Shanghai. Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON -- President Trump said Sunday he has instructed his Commerce Department to help get a Chinese telecommunications…

Americans freed by North Korea reunited with families

The Pentagon says three Americans released by North Korea have left a Washington-area hospital and have reunited with their families. A Pentagon spokeswoman, Maj. Carla M. Gleason, says in a statement that the men "were grateful, in good spirits and…

The history and etiquette of afternoon tea

Time for some liquid refreshment... to begin, a cup of tea with Seth Doane: Tiny sandwiches without crusts, and sweets stacked on platters set the stage for that soothing and rather special event: afternoon tea. Dig in! (daintily...) CBS News…

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