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Passport Processing Times Speed Up: The Kiplinger Letter

Shawdesh Desk: To help you understand recent efforts by the State Department to lower expected wait times to obtain or renew a passport and how airports are becoming more customer-focused,

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UN says its 29 staff killed in Israeli strikes since Oct 7

Shawdesh desk: A UN group that delivers aid to Gaza said Sunday that a total of 29 of its staffers, about half of them teachers, have died in Israeli strikes

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Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan indicted in leaked documents case

Shawdesh desk; Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Monday was charged with leaking classified documents, a prosecutor said, a charge that carries a prison term of up to

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At least 70 people killed in Gaza in fresh Israeli strikes: Hamas

Shawdesh desk: Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight and early Monday have killed at least 70 people, Hamas officials said, as the military said it had struck some 320 targets in

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See How Humans around the World Spend the 24 Hours in a Day

Shawdesh desk; Every human on Earth has the same 24 hours to spend in a day—but the way we divide those hours for work and sleep and school and play

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At least 55 people killed as Israel steps up Gaza strikes: Hamas

Shawdesh Desk: Overnight raids on the Gaza Strip killed at least 55 people, the Hamas government said on Sunday, after Israel announced it was stepping up strikes. ‘More than 55

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22 journalists killed in Israel-Hamas war, says CPJ

Shawdesh Desk: At least 22 journalists have been killed since fighting between Israel and Hamas broke out on 7 October, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. These include 18

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Aid starts entering Gaza crossing from Egypt

Shawdesh Desk: Trucks carrying humanitarian aid for war-torn and besieged Gaza started passing into the Rafah border crossing from Egypt on Saturday, a security source and an Egyptian Red Crescent

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