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U.S. Deports Second Planeload of Iranians, Officials Say
ByFarnaz Fassihi December 8, 2025

The plane, carrying about 50 Iranians and other deportees, took off from Arizona on Sunday, under a deal the Trump administration reached with Iran two months ago.

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Hamas Returns Body of Last Thai Hostage in Gaza
ByJohn Yoon December 4, 2025

The militant group took more than 250 hostages from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, including 31 from Thailand. The remains of all but one other hostage, an Israeli, have been recovered.

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U.N. Security Council to Visit Syria and Lebanon at ‘Crucial’ Time for the Countries
ByFarnaz Fassihi December 2, 2025

The trip comes days before the anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad, and as Lebanon is navigating the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel.

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U.N. Security Council to Visit Syria and Lebanon at ‘Crucial’ Time for the Countries
ByFarnaz Fassihi December 2, 2025

The trip comes days before the anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad, and as Lebanon is navigating the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel.

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Pope Leo Calls for a Two-State Solution in Mideast Conflict
ByMotoko Rich November 30, 2025

The pope, en route to Lebanon after visiting Turkey, said he had discussed with the Turkish president how the Vatican might help Israel and the Palestinian territories find peace.

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Pope Leo Calls for a Two-State Solution in Mideast Conflict
ByMotoko Rich November 30, 2025November 30, 2025

The pope, arriving in Lebanon, also encouraged that country’s Christians to stay where they are, despite economic, political and security concerns.

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Gazans Say Israeli Forces Killed Two Children, Amid Persistent Violence
ByAaron Boxerman and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad November 29, 2025

The Israeli military said it had fired on two “suspects” on Saturday who had crossed cease-fire lines in southern Gaza and did not comment on reports that they were young children.

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Gazans Say Israeli Forces Killed Two Children, Amid Persistent Violence
ByAaron Boxerman and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad November 29, 2025November 29, 2025

The Israeli military said it had fired on two “suspects” on Saturday who had crossed cease-fire lines in southern Gaza and did not comment on reports that they were young children.

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In Turkey, Pope Seeks to Soothe an Ancient Christian Divide
ByBen Hubbard November 28, 2025November 28, 2025

In Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV will meet the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church to show amity between two of the world’s largest Christian groups.

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‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East
ByRoger Cohen and David Guttenfelder November 26, 2025

Despite a cease-fire with Hezbollah, almost daily strikes demonstrate an embolden Israel’s strategy to eliminate its enemies any time, anywhere.

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