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Security forces arrested 17 men in two Beirut hotels on suspicion that they belonged to the Sunni militant group known as ISIS and were plotting to assassinate a prominent Shiite leader.
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Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani also said his call to arms against the Sunni insurgency was an appeal to all Iraqis, not just Shiites.
Ukraine Pushes Peace Plan Amid Fighting
While the leaders of Ukraine and Russia spoke for a second time this week, skirmishes north of Donetsk continued, with heavy rebel casualties reported by the government.
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The Obama administration, increasing efforts to reduce the influx of migrants crossing the Southwest border illegally, will detain more of those migrants and accelerate their cases so they can be deported more quickly, officials said.
In Hong Kong, an Unofficial Election Draws Beijing’s IreNYT Now
More than 200,000 Hong Kong residents voted Friday in a nonbinding referendum on how their next leader should be chosen. The government called it “illegal and invalid.”
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After taking a lead on Switzerland, Ecuador was disappointed to lose. Based on its downright bad performance against France, Honduras may be just the cure.
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A Deadly Clash in Afghanistan as Ballots Are Counted
Four people were killed in a gun battle between armed men and the guards of the governor of Paktia Province.
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Martin Luther King Addo, a former Mr. Ghana bodybuilding champion, helps frail seniors restore their balance, mobility and strength at a storefront gym in Lower Manhattan.
Israeli Troops Kill Teenage Palestinian ProtesterNYT Now
The government forces were carrying out searches and arrests in the West Bank to find three Israeli youths abducted a week ago.
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