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US closes Office of Palestinian Affairs, dedicated channel to Washington • May 19, 2025, 7:59 AM ET (The Guardian)
Arsonist sparks Jerusalem valley fire that is now in 'containment stage' • May 16, 2025, 8:56 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Nir Barkat, Mike Huckabee meet to discuss Israel-US economic ties, trade barriers • May 16, 2025, 7:59 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
IDF intercepts Houthi missile that triggered sirens from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv • May 16, 2025, 2:50 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Police seize weapons during east Jerusalem groom party • May 15, 2025, 6:18 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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Pakistan Monument is a landmark in Islamabad which represents the four provinces of Pakistan.
Countries and Capitals Quiz
Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
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A woman with a brightly-colored feather headdress and costume, during a Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro. Rio Carnival. Brazil Carnival.
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Tomb of Mohammed Bin Ali, Salalah, Oman.
A View of the Middle East
The President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale Palace (cropped out), shakes hands with the President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Rome, Oct. 17, 2009. egypt protests 2011, protests in egypt 2011
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