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CNN  —  House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mike McCaul has invited former Afghanistan Ambassador to the…

Israel and Sudan finalize text of peace agreement, says Israeli foreign minister | CNN

CNN  —  Israel and Sudan have finalized the text of a peace agreement to be signed…

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CNN  —  A couple abandoned their baby at an airport check-in desk in Tel Aviv, Israel…

Pakistan mosque bomber was disguised as a policeman, official says | CNN

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN  —  The suicide bomber who targeted a mosque inside a police compound in…

US imposes visa restrictions on Taliban members involved in repression of women and girls | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The United States is imposing new visa restrictions on certain current and former Taliban…

Netanyahu outlines vision for two-state solution — without Palestinian sovereignty | CNN

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‘It’s all empty promises’: Palestinians feel betrayed by US, warn there’s only so much they can bear | CNN

Ramallah, West Bank CNN  —  Abu A’asem brews pot after pot of his specialty Arabic coffee,…

Morocco’s big moment: The Club World Cup might be an afterthought for Europe, but it’s the Holy Grail for the rest of the world | CNN

CNN  —  Less than six weeks after the national team’s remarkable performance at the World Cup,…

Michigan man convicted on federal charges for joining ISIS in Syria | CNN

CNN  —  A Michigan man was convicted in Detroit federal court Monday on charges connected to…