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Evacuated from Gaza as newborns, a group of Palestinian toddlers returns to an uncertain future

More than two years after his oldest daughter, Kinda, was evacuated from the neonatal intensive care unit at the Gaza Strip's largest hospital, Samer Lulu beamed as he hoisted her into his arms.

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Seizing Kharg Island would risk U.S. troops' lives and may not end Iran war, experts say

President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran's Kharg Island, a military gambit that experts say would risk American lives and could still fail to end the war.

Japan and Indonesia to boost energy security cooperation as concerns grow over Iran war fallout

Japan and resource-rich Indonesia agreed Tuesday to deepen economic ties and cooperation in energy security as the two Asian countries face growing uncertainty over oil and gas supplies prompted by the war in the Middle East.

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A South African politician goes snorkeling in a giant pothole to highlight city management failures

A 75-year-old woman running for mayor of South Africa's biggest city went snorkeling in a large, water-filled trench in a suburban road in a stunt to draw attention to what she describes as years of mismanagement by the city's authorities.

King Charles III will undertake state visit to the United States and Bermuda in late April

King Charles III will undertake a state visit to the United States in late April to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American Independence and to mark the close ties that exist between the two nations, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday.