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A retired Lebanese security officer vanishes and his family thinks it was a covert Israeli abduction

A retired Lebanese security officer vanished in December after going to meet a possible buyer for a plot of land.

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‘I am trying to live’: Haitians in Mexico seek community despite broken immigration systems

Funding cuts, US political pressure and bureaucratic delays have left thousands of Haitians facing prolonged uncertainty in TapachulaA year ago, when Jean Baptiste Gensley stepped off a bus in Tapachula, Mexico’s southern city on the border with Guatemala, he carried a small backpack and the hope that his journey was finally over.In his native Haiti, Gensley, 37, worked as a radio journalist and social worker, analyzing the effects of gang violence in some of Port-au-Prince’s most dangerous neighborhoods. With time, as his research led to police intervention, he caught the attention of the city’s gangs. Continue reading...

Iran's top diplomat: Trump has no say in picking next supreme leader

Iran's foreign minister pushed back Sunday against the idea that anyone outside the country -- including President Trump -- will have a say in choosing Iran's next supreme leader.

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Oil tanker clears Strait of Hormuz, Trump's energy secretary says, as gas prices surge

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that an oil tanker has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, calling it an early sign that the crucial shipping route is starting to reopen.

Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late supreme leader, has been named his successor

Bahrain accused Iran of striking a desalination plant on Sunday, raising fears that civilian infrastructure may become fair game in the war, as Iran's president vowed to expand the country's attacks on American targets across the region in the face of intense U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.