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Hezbollah rejects disarmament plan and government's four-month timeline

Armed group Hezbollah rejected on Tuesday the Lebanese government's decision to grant the army at least four months to advance the second phase of a nationwide disarmament plan—saying it would not ...

Homeland Security spokesperson to leave amid scrutiny over Minnesota surge, shutdown

U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin became a prominent booster of Trump's aggressive approach to immigration and helmed the press operation at DHS—which has come unde...

US pays Afghans stranded in Qatar to repatriate, plan labeled “betrayal”

Advocates say the Afghans include civilian refugees, women who served as special operators for the U.S. during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, and family members of U.S. service members—all of whom...

Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE detained people illegally, but detentions persist

"It is appalling that the Government insists that this Court should redefine or completely disregard the current law as it is clearly written," U.S. District Judge Thomas Johnston of West Virginia ...

Israeli cabinet approves West Bank land registration, Palestinians condemn “de-facto annexation”

Ministers voted in favor of beginning a process of land registration for the first time since 1967—a week after approving another series of measures in the West Bank that drew international condemn...

100 more US troops arrive in Nigeria, general says

Major General Samaila Uba, spokesperson for Nigeria's Defense Headquarters, said the troops would train and advise local forces—but not take part in combat. Tap for the full brief.