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Palestinian PM condemns killing of Palestinian child near Jerusalem

RAMALLAH - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye condemned on Sunday, Mar. 6, the killing of a 14-year-old boy by Israeli soldiers in Abu Dis, a town southeast of Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported.

Wildfires grow in US state Florida, force evacuation of 600 homes

WASHINGTON - At least 600 homes had been evacuated in the Florida Panhandle, the northwest part of the southeasternmost U.S. state of Florida, as wildfires continued to grow in the state, officials said on Saturday, Mar. 5.

Humanitarian crisis deepens in Ukraine

U.N. aid agencies are calling for unimpeded access to all areas of Ukraine in need of humanitarian assistance and protection. The call comes amid reported efforts to establish humanitarian corridors in Ukraine.

American veterans volunteer to fight in Ukraine

Washington — When Matthew Parker, an American veteran with 22 years of service in the U.S. Army, heard that Russian forces had invaded Ukraine, he thought about a Ukrainian American soldier who had served alongside him with U.S. forces in Iraq and decided he wanted to help the Ukrainians defend their homeland.

Erdogan, Putin discuss Ukraine crisis over phone

ANKARA/MOSCOW - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, Mar. 6, held a phone conversation to discuss the situation in Ukraine.

Ukraine starts evacuating civilians from Mariupol

KIEV - Ukraine on Sunday, Mar. 6, started evacuating civilians from Mariupol, a port city in Donetsk, an official said.

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