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The U.S. has triggered a public health law to limit entry from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda as the region is ...

Washington is testing whether a shaky ceasefire can survive Hezbollah, Israeli strikes and a looming deadline. U.S. officials pressed Israel and Lebanon for a security deal on Thursday as Washington ...