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A man walks next to a symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile and an Iranian flag at Imam Hussein Square in Tehran, Iran, July 12, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Iranian official says Qatar shared 'unacceptable' ideas, no new peace proposal
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Palestinian vice president Hussein al-Sheikh attends a meeting with ambassadors in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on February 10, 2026. ZAIN JAAFAR/Pool via REUTERS
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Palestinians set to delay legislative elections due to worsening conditions, letter says
09/10/2026

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The Liberian-flagged container ship Contship Jet at sea, October 28, 2026. The ship sank after being hit by naval drones in the Black Sea off Bulgaria on Wednesday, according to the Bulgarian government, while en route from Haifa in Israel to Constanta in Romania. French Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS
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The U.S. Supreme Court, on the day justices have issued orders, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
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Volunteers call people around the country to remind them to vote at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) midterm election night phone bank and watch party at a hotel in Washington, DC, US, November 3, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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O'Laun Bonds, Jayla Williams, Amaris Love, Sanaia Broudy, Jordyn Williams and Morgan Walker take slices of pizza from a non-partisan Election Protection volunteer as they wait in line to vote during the US midterm elections in Washington, DC, US, November 3, 2026. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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People peek inside the Historic Prince Hall Masonic Temple polling station as they wait in line during the US midterm elections in Washington, DC, US, November 3, 2026. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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People vote in the US midterm elections on Election Day at a polling station in Logan, Ohio, US, November 3, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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