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Why Kharg Island is key for the U.S., Iran and the world's economy
Kharg Island is Iran's key oil export hub and perhaps the most important location in the war that the U.S. and Israel launched on Iran on Feb. 28.
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Man who crashed truck into Michigan synagogue inspired by Hezbollah, FBI says
An armed man who crashed his pickup truck into a major Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was inspired by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and had sought to inflict as much damage as he could on Jewish people, the FBI said Monday.
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Human rights group says at least 70 killed in wake of attack in Haiti's Artibonite region
At least 70 people were killed and 30 injured during an attack near Petite-Rivière in Haiti's Artibonite region, a human rights group said on Monday, numbers that were significantly higher than official estimates which put the death toll at around 16.
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3 Indonesian UN peacekeepers killed within 24 hours in south Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) said three of its peacekeepers were killed in south Lebanon in less than 24 hours in separate incidents, as peace remains elusive amid a nearly month-long war between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Israeli parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis
The bill's passage marked the culmination of a years-long push by Israel's far-right to escalate punishment for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic offenses against Israelis.