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Israeli settlers rampage at a military base in the West Bank

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of Israeli settlers rampaged around a military base in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, setting fires, vandalizing military vehicles, spraying graffiti and attacking soldiers, the military said. Sunday night's unrest came ...

Israel’s strike on Iran’s Evin prison sparks fear for political prisoners

By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Sayeh Seydal, a jailed Iranian dissident, narrowly escaped death when Israeli missiles struck Tehran's Evin Prison, where she was imprisoned. She had just stepped out of the prison's clinic, moments before it was destroyed in the blasts. The ...

The last Hong Kong pro-democracy party that held street protests disbands

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy political party League of Social Democrats announced on Sunday it had disbanded due to immense political pressure, the latest casualty in a years-long crackdown that has already quieted much of the city's once-vocal ...

Trump again questions NATO’s collective defense guarantee ahead of summit

By LORNE COOK Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday once again raised questions about America's commitment to defend its allies should they come under attack as he prepared to join a NATO summit in the Netherlands. Just as he did during his ...

NATO leaders gather for historic summit with unity on the line

By MOLLY QUELL, LORNE COOK and MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO leaders gathered in the Netherlands on Tuesday for a historic two-day summit that could unite the world's biggest security organization around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions ...