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An Israeli mobile howitzer gets into position near the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. The prospect of a full-scale war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia terrifies people on both sides of the border, but some see it as an inevitable fallout from Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Israel and Lebanon are prepping for a war neither wants, but many fear it's becoming inevitable
By ABBY SEWELL AND MELANIE LIDMAN - Associated Press
Wed,01/31/24-11:04PM , 44 Reads
BEIRUT (AP) — The prospect of a full-scale war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia terrifies people on both sides of the border, but some see it as an inevitable fallout from Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.
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Fisherman catch fish in Mekong river in front of construction site of Luang Prabang dam in Luang Prabang, Laos, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site nearly 30 years ago, but a multibillion-dollar dam project is raising questions that could deprive the city of its coveted status and prompting broader concerns the Mekong River could be ruined by multiple dams that are being planned. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Fears grow that dam across Mekong River in Laos could harm World Heritage site of Luang Prabang
By DAVID RISING - Associated Press
Wed,01/31/24-9:21PM , 81 Reads
LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Landlocked Laos doesn't have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead relies on the pristine beauty of its mountains and rivers and historical sites to bring in visitors.
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South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor, center, adresses a news conference in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Pandor said that Israel has already ignored the ruling against it last week by the U.N.'s top court by killing hundreds more civilians in Gaza in a matter of days, while her country has also asked why an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not been issued in another case South Africa has brought at the separate International Criminal Court. (AP Photo/Sebabatso Mosamo)

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South Africa says Israel is already ignoring UN court ruling ordering it to prevent deaths in Gaza
By GERALD IMRAY AND SEBABATSO MOSAMO - Associated Press
Wed,01/31/24-12:39PM , 109 Reads
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Israel has ignored the ruling by the U.N.'s top court last week by killing hundreds more civilians in a matter of days in Gaza, South Africa’s foreign minister said Wednesday, adding that her country has
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AP's Chief Correspondent in Paris John Leicester explains why French farmers are protesting, using a large number of tractors to barricade highways travelling into Paris. (Jan. 30)

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Why European Union officials are taking angry farmers so seriously before Thursday's summit
By RAF CASERT - Associated Press
Wed,01/31/24-9:44AM , 60 Reads
HALLE, Belgium (AP) — The writing of angry farmers was on the Paris-to-Brussels highway in giant yellow letters visible from up high: “Ursula, We are here!”
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