US President-elect Donald Trump said that his administration would build “safe zones” to help civilians trapped in Syria’s conflict.
REPORT: Trump promises safe zones in Syria
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Germany’s top court rules Muslim schoolgirls must join swimming lessons
Germany’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that ultra-conservative Muslim girls must take part in mixed swimming classes at school, finding against an 11-year-old pupil who had argued that even wearing a burkini, or full-body swimsuit, breached Islamic dress codes. The Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe rejected […]
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‘Jesus the refugee’: Churches connect Christmas story to migrant crisis
This Christmas season, churches across the country will tell the story of one refugee child. The toddler and his parents made a late-night escape from their home country in the Middle East. Not long after, all boys his age, 2 and under, were ordered killed by the […]
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Lebanese President Asks ex-PM Hariri to Form New Government
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s prime minister-designate vowed on Thursday to work swiftly to put together a “national unity government that overcomes political divisions” that have plagued the Mideast nation for years. The pledge by Saad Hariri, who already served as prime minister for 14 months until early […]