Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions

Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Just a week after winning a majority of the vote in several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there is no such thing as Palestinians.” Meanwhile, the two Trump advisers who…

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On Sunday, an Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed a chief spokesman for Hezbollah, the militant group confirmed. A man could be seen screaming in front of a computer shop hit during the strike Sunday in Beirut.

Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, while a strike in Gaza kills at least 30

It was the latest targeted killing of a senior Hezbollah official. On Sunday night, another strike in central Beirut hit a computer shop, killing two people and wounding 22, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. There was no immediate comment from Israel’s military. The strikes happened as Lebanese officials considered a United States-led cease-fire proposal. “This confirms…

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Taiwan detects China's test-firing of missiles

Japanese troops will train with US and Australian forces as concerns over China grow

The defense ministers from the U.S., Japan and Australia have agreed to step up military cooperation and expressed concern about a spate of confrontations with China’s increasingly assertive military CANBERRA, Australia — Japan will send troops for joint training with U.S. Marines and Australian forces in northern Australia, the countries’ defense ministers said Sunday, as…

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People shout slogans during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Nov. 16.

Israeli strikes kill 12 people in Gaza overnight as 3 are arrested over flares at Netanyahu’s home

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip overnight killed 12 people, Palestinian medical officials said Sunday. Israeli police meanwhile arrested three suspects after flares were fired at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in the coastal city of Caesarea. In Lebanon, Israeli warplanes pounded the southern suburbs of Beirut after the military warned…

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