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BAGHDAD – Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered the end of a decade-old midnight curfew in Baghdad. A government statement issued Thursday says the midnight to 5 a.m. curfew, first implemented in 2004, will be lifted starting Saturday. The move appeared to be aimed at restoring a sense of …

Hooded gunmen reportedly fired on French police in the northern suburbs of the Mediterranean port city of Marseille Monday ahead of a visit by the country’s Prime Minister. There were no immediate reports on possible casualties. Reuters reported that elite troops were being sent to the scene.The French newspaper Le …

JERUSALEM – The Israeli military says a boat carrying materials for making weapons was intercepted by the navy last month en route to the Gaza Strip from the Sinai Peninsula. It says charges against three suspected smugglers, who were detained on board, were filed this week. The statement late Wednesday …