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The bodies of 4-year-old Hasan Abu Sultan, left, and his sisters Dana,10, center, and Habeba, 7, right, lie on the floor at the hospital awaiting for burial preparation on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid after they were killed along with their parents, uncle, and aunt when an Israeli army strike hit their tent in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

‘Eid of sadness': Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food and no end to war

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have little to celebrate as they mark the normally festive Eid al-Fitr. They face rapidly dwindling food supplies and renewed fighting in the Israel-Hamas war.
 
Pope Francis appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)

Pope’s willingness to show his frailty provides an example to young and old alike in aging world

 
People take part in a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Hamas says it accepts a new Gaza ceasefire proposal but Israel makes a counter-offer

 
Confetti and flowers are dropped from a military helicopter onto a crowd during a celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the victory of rebel forces over Bashar al-Assad's army in Idlib, Syria, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

US warns of possible attacks in Syria during a Muslim holiday

 
A barber shaves a client at his newly opened barbershop in Daraya, Syria, Monday, March 17, 2025. Part of rural Damascus, Daraya was one of the centers of the uprising against Bashar Assad and suffered killings and saw massive damage during fighting. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Nostalgia, relief and loss as some Syrians mark their first Ramadan back home in years

 

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From left, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, meet with reporters after their meeting at Diaoyutai State Guest House on March 14, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Pool Photo via AP)

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Libyan volunteers mixes the products to make traditional unleavened Libyan bread made out of barley in Tajoura, east of Libya's capital Tripoli, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)

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In this handout photo released by the Turkish Foreign Ministry press service, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, left, sits with Syria's interim president Ahmad Al-Sharaa, during their meeting in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Turkish Foreign Ministry press service via AP)

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a press conference after their meeting in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, Pool, File)

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Syria's interim president Ahmad Al-Sharaa, center, prepares to sign a temporary constitution for the country in Damascus, Syria, Thursday March 13, 2025. At left, is Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shiban. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years

 
In this photo released by the Lebanese Presidency press office, Lebanese president Joseph Aoun, right, poses for a picture with the newly appointed Lebanese army chief Gen. Rudolph Haikal, at the presidential place in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency press office via AP)

Lebanon seeks to firm up state authority by naming new army chief, top security officials

 
Chris Sidoti, Member of the Commission, speaks during a press conference about the launch of the latest report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias

 
Displaced Palestinians girls fill a plastic jerrycan with water at a school run by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, which they use as a shelter west of Gaza City, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, looks on during a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

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In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with students, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

An Emirati diplomat identified as having a letter from Trump meets with Iran’s foreign minister

 
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)

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This is a locator map for Egypt with its capital, Cairo. (AP Photo)

IMF approves $1.2 billion draw for Egypt after completing 4th review of economic reform program

 
Chinese navy troops attending a joint naval drill with Iran and Russia stand on the deck of their warship in an official arrival ceremony at Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

China, Iran and Russia hold joint naval drills in Mideast as tensions rise between Tehran and US

 
Member of the Commission, Chris Sidoti, looks on during the 56th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File)

UN-backed rights experts hear Palestinians’ allegations of abuse in Israeli custody during the war

 
Syrian families who fled the clashes in Syria hold their luggages as they cross a river marking the border between Syria and northern Lebanon near the village of Heker al-Daher in Akkar province, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrian Kurds celebrate deal with Damascus as coastal residents remain wary after violence

 
Masih Alinejad, 48, a prominent Iranian American human rights activist gives an interview Press in Berlin, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump give a joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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This image provided by the Wolf Foundation shows Chinese architect Tiantian Xu, who won this year's prestigious Wolf Award for her work in rural China. (Wolf Foundation via AP)

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In this photo released by Syrian state news agency SANA, Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, and Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, sign a deal in Damascus, Syria, Monday, March 10, 2025. (SANA via AP)

Syria’s government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast

 
A fighter from the Druze Liwa al-Jabal militia points to an area believed to be operated by smugglers and armed groups, at an outpost in Syria's southern province of Sweida, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

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In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks under a portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, as armed forces commander listen, at rear, in a ceremony meeting a group of officials, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran says it is open to talks about concerns about militarization of its nuclear program

 
Activists protest against the recent wave of violence and sectarian attacks in Syria's coastal region, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syria’s neighboring foreign ministers call for lifting sanctions and reconciliation

 
Displaced Palestinians live in a school run by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, west of Gaza City, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a ceremony meeting a group of officials, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran’s top leader rejects talks with the US over missile range, regional influence

 
People block the entrance to Israel's defense ministry headquarters during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 8, 2025, demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel will send a delegation to Qatar to try to ‘advance’ ceasefire negotiations

 
This is a locator map for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)

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A woman prays at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the first Friday Prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Old City of Jerusalem, Friday, March 7, 2025. Arabic on top right reads: "Pray for the Prophet." (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

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