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Month: September 2023

White House press secretary ends news conference as Biden is still responding to questions from reporters

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Sunday abruptly ended a news conference with President Joe Biden in Hanoi, Vietnam, at one point taking a microphone and announcing the event had concluded even as the president was still answering questions from reporters in the room. As the president was

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Vatican orders investigation into Catholic clerics linked to abuse, Swiss Bishops’ Conference says

By JAMEY KEATEN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER BERLIN (AP) — The Vatican has ordered an investigation into high-ranking Catholic clerics in Switzerland in connection with sexual abuse. The Swiss Bishops’ Conference said in a statement on Sunday that there were allegations against several active and retired bishops as well as other clergy for their handling of

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Islamist factions in a troubled Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon say they will honor a cease-fire

By FADI TAWIL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Islamist factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp say they will abide by a cease-fire after three days of clashes killed at least five people and left hundreds of families displaced. Fighting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement and Islamist groups has

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Israeli delegation attends UN heritage conference in Saudi Arabia in first public visit by officials

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli official says a delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia to attend a U.N. conference on world heritage sites. It’s the first public visit by Israeli government officials to the kingdom. The delegation is led by the head of Israel’s Antiquities Authority and includes diplomats. It’s

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