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An Israeli flag flutters outside the embassy in Dublin, Ireland. Reuters

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An officer of the Palestinian Authority prepares for a raid on militants in the Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on December 16. AP

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A man sits amid rubble after an air strike in Habbariyeh, southern Lebanon, killed six medics in March. EPA

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The writer and her baby daughter en route to Syria in 2022. Credit: Kat Balleh

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Russian troops within Hmeimim Airbase. The National

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A Democratic supporter reacts as presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris concedes the 2024 US presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, on November 6. Reuters

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Jake Gyllenhaal and Renate Reinsve in Presumed Innocent. Photo: Apple TV+

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An Israeli flag flies from a hilltop near the line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria. The Golan Heights have been occupied by Israel’s military since 1967 and was incorporated into Israel’s territory unilaterally in 1981. AP

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An Israeli flag flutters outside the embassy in Dublin, Ireland. Reuters

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An officer of the Palestinian Authority prepares for a raid on militants in the Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on December 16. AP

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A man sits amid rubble after an air strike in Habbariyeh, southern Lebanon, killed six medics in March. EPA

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The writer and her baby daughter en route to Syria in 2022. Credit: Kat Balleh

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Russian troops within Hmeimim Airbase. The National

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A Democratic supporter reacts as presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris concedes the 2024 US presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, on November 6. Reuters

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Jake Gyllenhaal and Renate Reinsve in Presumed Innocent. Photo: Apple TV+

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An Israeli flag flies from a hilltop near the line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria. The Golan Heights have been occupied by Israel’s military since 1967 and was incorporated into Israel’s territory unilaterally in 1981. AP

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An Israeli flag flutters outside the embassy in Dublin, Ireland. Reuters

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