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FILE - Palestinians carry boxes containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana,File)

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U.S. contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza

JULY 11, 2025

Mideast Wars Gaza Children
Old photos of 3-year-old Amr al-Hams are displayed on a phone as he lies in a bed with brain damage caused by an Israeli army strike on his family's tent in April, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)

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AP tells the heartbreaking story of Amr, a 3-year-old boy in Gaza, fighting for his life after surviving a strike that killed his mother

JULY 11, 2025

Emirates Dubai Restaurants
Executive chef Torsten Vildgaard, left center, and his staff chop nuts at FZN Restaurant on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)

Middle East

Dubai’s booming restaurant scene is feeling the heat of high costs and high failure rates

JULY 3, 2025

Iran Mideast Wars
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows overview of Fordo enrichment facility in Iran, on June 29, 2025. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

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Iran assesses the damage and lashes out after Israeli and US strikes damage its nuclear sites

JULY 1, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Palestinians, who were injured last night while trying to get access to humanitarian aid, arrive at the al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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More than 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say

JUNE 11, 2025

Italy Freedom Flotilla
Climate activist Greta Thunberg with other activists from a human rights organization meets with journalists in Catania, Italy, Sunday, June 1, 2025, ahead of their departure for the Mideast. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Middle East

Gaza-bound aid boat with Greta Thunberg on board arrives in Israel after its seizure

JUNE 10, 2025

Pictures of the Week Global Photo Gallery
Muslim pilgrims gather on top of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Middle East

Hajj Pilgrimage — Photo Gallery

JUNE 7, 2025

Israel Palestinians
People take part in a protest demanding the end of the war and immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Middle East

Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip

JUNE 5, 2025

APTOPIX Saudi Arabia Hajj
Muslim pilgrims prepare to enter the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Middle East

No kids, excess heat and payment plans. What to know about Hajj 2025

JUNE 4, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Palestinians carry bags filled with food and humanitarian aid provided by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Middle East

US- and Israeli-backed group pauses food delivery in Gaza after deadly shootings

JUNE 4, 2025

APTOPIX Climate Yemen Dragons Blood Trees
A dragon blood's tree overlooks a natural infinity pool within Homhil Protected Area on the Yemeni island of Socotra on Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

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Climate reporter brings readers a story about a unique tree in a place most people will never visit

MAY 30, 2025

Mideast Wars Gaza Eating from Garbage
In a sign of growing desperation, Islam Abu Taeima, a 40-year-old mother of five, grabs a piece of bread from a pile of garbage in Gaza City, Sunday, May 25, 2025.(AP Photo/(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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A family digs through trash for bits of food, showing Gaza’s growing desperation

MAY 27, 2025

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