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Haiti’s Port-au-Prince airport reopens for first time in 3 months

So far, only Sunrise Airways, a small regional carrier, has resumed flights.
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A view of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport which reopened after nearly three months closed due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 20, 2024.
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Israeli and Hamas leaders join list of people accused by leading war crimes court

Israeli and Hamas top leaders have joined a list of people accused of humanity's most heinous crimes by the world's top war crimes court
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This combination of photos shows Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. (AP Photo)
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Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended war crimes charges in Israel-Hamas war

Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas group
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FILE - George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney pose for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film "The Boys In The Boat," Dec. 3, 2023, in London. Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the world's top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas group, Clooney announced Monday, May 20, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/Invision/AP, File)
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Expert provides insight into suspected cause of Iranian president's helicopter crash

ABC News contributor Col. Steve Ganyard spoke with "Start Here."
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ABC News contributor Col. Steve Ganyard spoke with "Start Here."
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Violence intensifies in southwest Colombia as FARC holdout group attacks police and military

Violence has intensified in southwestern Colombia with a bomb blast injuring six people in the city of Jamundi and an attack by insurgents on a police station in the rural town of Morales leaving at least two officers dead
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Police patrol the area after a motorcycle bomb exploded at a hotel in which some police officers would be staying in Jamundi, Colombia, Monday, May 20, 2024. According to authorities, two police officers were injured. (AP Photo/Juan B Diaz)
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Bad weather may be cause of Iran helicopter crash, expert says

ABC News contributor Col. Steve Ganyard spoke with "Start Here."
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Rescue vehicles are seen following a crash of a helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, in Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, May 19, 2024. Azin Haghighi/Moj News Agency/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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No points from Erdogan. Turkey's leader claims Eurovision Song Contest is a threat to family values

The Turkish president has criticized the Eurovision Song Contest, accusing the annual event of allegedly encouraging “gender neutralization” and threatening the traditional family
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FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint statement to the media in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 22, 2024. Turkey’s president took a swipe at the Eurovision Song Contest on Monday, May 20, 2024 accusing the annual event of allegedly encouraging “gender neutralization” and threatening the traditional family. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye /Pool Photo via AP, File)
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These photos show Palestinians' quick exodus from Rafah after Israel issued evacuation orders

New satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press show that sprawling tent camps in the southern city of Rafah nearly emptied after Israel issued its first evacuation orders
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This satellite photo taken by Planet Labs PBC shows an evacuated camp in Rafah, Gaza, May 8, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
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Kosovo shuts 6 Serb bank branches over use of the dinar currency in a move that could raise tensions

Kosovo police have closed six branches of a Serbia-licensed bank in line with the decision on the ban of the use of the Serbian dinar currency in the country
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What's next for a crackdown on Haitian migrants as the Dominican Republic leader enters a new term?

After Dominican President Luis Abinader coasted into a second term over the weekend, he promised that “the best is yet to come.”
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Incumbent presidential candidate Luis Abinader addresses supporters after the first vote count showed him leading in general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad on the death of President Raisi

Alinejad said she started dancing in the street following the news of Raisi's death, calling him the "Butcher of Iran."
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VIDEO: Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad on the death of President Raisi
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Protesters block streets in Tel Aviv demanding hostage deal

Israel’s Parliament opened its summer session amid growing frustrations with the government's handling of the war in Gaza.
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VIDEO: Protesters block streets in Tel Aviv demanding hostage deal
May 20

What's next for Iran's government after death of its president in helicopter crash?

The death of Iran’s president is unlikely to lead to any immediate changes in Iran’s ruling system or to its overarching policies, which are decided by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
May 20
In this photo released by the Iranian first Vice-President Office, Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, right, now acting President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, leads a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. Mokhber was appointed as acting president of the Islamic Republic on Monday after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in the country's northwest. (Iranian First Vice-President Office via AP)
May 20

Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it closed

Haiti’s main international airport has reopened for the first time in nearly three months after gang violence forced authorities to close it
May 20
Passengers stand in line at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, May 20, 2024. Haiti's main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after gang violence forced authorities to close it in early March. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
May 20

Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it to close, limiting aid

Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it to close, limiting aid
May 20
May 20

Israeli Prime Minister condemns decision by war crimes prosecutor as a "disgrace" and attack on all of Israel

Israeli Prime Minister condemns decision by war crimes prosecutor as a "disgrace" and attack on all of Israel
May 20
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International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
May 20
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
May 20

Kosovo prepares a new draft law on renting prison cells to Denmark after the first proposal failed

An official in Kosovo says the Cabinet has renewed efforts with a new draft law on renting a prison in the south of the country to Denmark to help it cope with its overpopulated prison system
May 20
May 20

Iran to enter 5 days of mourning following deaths of president, foreign minister

Iranian state TV confirmed that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash.
May 20
VIDEO: Iran to enter 5 days of mourning following deaths of president, foreign minister
May 20

Settler groups block aid trucks from passing into Gaza

Groups have been establishing illegal checkpoints along a major aid route with the hopes of impeding the flow of aid into Gaza, protesters told ABC News.
May 20
Groups have been establishing illegal checkpoints along a major aid route with the hopes of impeding the flow of aid into Gaza, protesters told ABC News.
May 20

We can't have nice things! Japan imposes new rules to climb Mt. Fuji to fight overtourism, littering

Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails of the iconic Japanese Mount Fuji will now have to reserve ahead and pay a fee as the picturesque stratovolcano struggles with overtourism, littering and those who attempt rushed “bullet climbing,”...
May 20
FILE -A group of hikers climb to the top of Mount Fuji just before sunrise as clouds hang below the summit Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, in Japan. Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails of the iconic Japanese Mount Fuji will now have to reserve ahead and pay a fee as the picturesque stratovolcano struggles with overtourism, littering and those who attempt rushed “bullet climbing,” putting lives at risk.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
May 20

Julian Assange allowed to continue extradition appeal

The WikiLeaks founder is accused by the U.S. of conspiring to leak hundreds of thousands of classified documents beginning in 2010.
May 20
The WikiLeaks founder is accused by the U.S. of conspiring to leak hundreds of thousands of classified documents beginning in 2010.
May 20

Hamas denounces ICC prosecutor, accusing him of trying to 'equate the victim with the executioner'

Hamas denounces ICC prosecutor, accusing him of trying to 'equate the victim with the executioner'
May 20
May 20

Six killed in a 'foiled coup' in Congo, the army says

The spokesman for Congo's army says six people were killed and dozens arrested following attacks on the residence of a close ally of President Felix Tshisekedi and the presidential palace, in what the country’s military described as a foiled coup attempt
May 20
FILE - Congolese security forces secure the streets after Congo's army said it has "foiled a coup" and arrested the perpetrators, following a shootout, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday May 19, 2024. Six people were killed during brazen attacks in Congo's capital Kinshasa on Sunday. Two guards of a close ally of Congo's president and four of the perpetrators of the attacks, including their leader, were killed, Congolese army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Sylvain Ekenge told The Associated Press on Monday, May 20, 2024 (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi, File)
May 20

Israeli foreign minister says ICC move against Israeli leaders is a 'historic disgrace,' vows to fight back

Israeli foreign minister says ICC move against Israeli leaders is a 'historic disgrace,' vows to fight back
May 20
May 20

Pope trip to Luxembourg, Belgium confirmed for September, 2 weeks after challenging Asia visit

Pope Francis has added a stop in Luxembourg to a trip to Belgium in September
May 20
Pope Francis delivers the Regina Caeli prayer in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 19, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
May 20

Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been barred from running in next week’s national election over a previous criminal conviction, the latest twist in his return to politics
May 20
Former South African President Jacob Zuma arrives at Orlando stadium in the township of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, for the launch of his newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party's manifesto Saturday, May 18, 2024. Zuma, who has turned his back on the African National Congress (ANC) he once led, will face South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who replaced him as leader of the ANC in the general elections later in May. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
May 20

UK High Court allows Julian Assange to continue appealing extradition to US

The WikiLeaks founder is accused of violating the U.S. Espionage Act.
May 20
Protesters hold placards outside the High Court in London, Monday, May 20, 2024.
May 20

A U.K. court says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the U.S. on espionage charges

A U.K. court says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the U.S. on espionage charges
May 20
May 20

Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal and urges environmental inquiry

The Philippines has blamed Chinese fishermen for a massive loss of giant clams in a disputed shoal controlled by China’s coast guard in the South China Sea and urged an international inquiry into the amount of environmental damage in the area
May 20
This February 27, 2019 handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard shows plastic containers containing collected topshells by Chinese fishermen at Scarborough shoal, at the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard said. The Philippines blamed Chinese fishermen on Monday May 20, 2024 for the massive loss of giant clams in a disputed shoal fiercely guarded by Beijing's coast guard in the South China Sea and demanded an international inquiry to determine the extent of environmental damage in the far-flung fishing atoll. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)
May 20

Russian theater director and playwright go on trial over a play authorities say justifies terrorism

A Russian court on Monday opened the trial of a theater director and a playwright facing charges of justifying terrorism over a play they staged, the latest step in the unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia that has reached unprecedented levels du...
May 20
Theater director Zhenya Berkovich, left, and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk are seen in a glass cage prior to a hearing in a court in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 20, 2024. Berkovich, a prominent independent theater director, and Petriychuk, a playwright have been behind bars since early May. Authorities claim a play they staged, "Finist, the Brave Falcon," justifies terrorism, which is a criminal offence in Russia punishable by up to seven years in prison. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)
May 20

War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu

The chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
May 20
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press briefing after his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas. Haniyeh is one of the three Hamas leaders believed to be responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
May 20

ICC chief prosecutor says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister and Hamas leaders, among others

ICC chief prosecutor says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister and Hamas leaders, among others
May 20
May 20

Independent UN experts urge Yemen’s Houthis to free detained Baha'i followers

Human rights experts working for the United Nations are urging Yemen’s Houthi rebels to release five people from the country’s Baha’i religious minority who have been in detention for a year
May 20
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
May 20

The Latest | US and Israel strongly condemn ICC prosecutor's request to arrest Israeli officials

The United States and Israel both vehemently condemned a request by the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for Israeli leaders in connection with the seven-month war in Gaza
May 20
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press briefing after his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas. Haniyeh is one of the three Hamas leaders believed to be responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
May 20

Britain slammed in inquiry for infecting thousands with tainted blood and covering up the scandal

An inquiry has found that British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products and hid the truth about the disaster for decades
May 20
Britain's former health minister David Owen and former health secretary and Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham listen, during a press conference at Church House in Westminster, after the publication of the Infected Blood Inquiry report, in London, Monday, May 20, 2024. An inquiry has found that British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products and hid the truth about the disaster for decades. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
May 20

Condition of Slovakia's prime minister improves following an assassination attempt

Slovak populist Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition is improving following an assassination attempt last week that shocked the European Union nation deeply polarized over his policies
May 20
People gather and bring flowers outside the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital, where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, is being treated, in Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, Sunday, May 19, 2024. Slovakia's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remained in serious condition on Sunday but has been given a positive prognosis four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that has sent shockwaves across the deeply polarized European Union nation, the defense minister Rober Kalinak said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
May 20

Nickel-rich Indonesia pitches EV battery plant plan to Elon Musk

Indonesia’s top investment official says the government has proposed building an electric vehicle battery plant to Tesla CEO Elon Musk
May 20
A participant walks at a venue of the 10th World Water Forum in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on Monday, May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
May 20

With Iranian President Raisi's death confirmed, new election to be held in 50 days

The new president will be elected in 50 days and run the country for four years.
May 20
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with the families of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2024.
May 20

Timeline of the Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for years to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization’s publication of a huge trove of classified documents
May 20
FILE - Buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London, on May 1, 2019. Assange faces a key hearing Monday May 20, 2024 in his decade-and-a-half-long attempt to avoid extradition to the United States on espionage charges. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
May 20

Candidates begin registering in complicated process to select Thailand's new Senate

Thailand has officially begun the selection of new set of senators, a process that has become part of the ongoing war between progressive forces hoping for democratic political reforms and conservatives seeking to keep the status quo
May 20
Potential candidates to become members of Thailand's next Senate arrive at the Phaya Thai district office in Bangkok on Monday, May 20, 2024. Thailand on Monday officially kicked off the task of selecting a new set of Senators, a process that has become part of the ongoing war between progressive forces hoping for democratic political reforms and conservatives seeking to keep the status quo. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
May 20

Georgia's parliament speaker vows to override presidential veto on divisive law

Georgia’s parliament speaker on Monday vowed to override a presidential veto on divisive legislation that sparked weeks of mass protests by critics who see it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union
May 20
May 20

South Africa's top court rules former President Zuma cannot stand in election

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been disqualified from running for a seat in Parliament in next week's national election because of a previous criminal conviction
May 20
Veteran fighters parade as they wait for former South African President Jacob Zuma to arrive at Orlando stadium in the township of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, for the launch of his newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party's manifesto Saturday, May 18, 2024. Zuma, who has turned his back on the African National Congress (ANC) he once led, will face South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who replaced him as leader of the ANC in the general elections later in May. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
May 20

Ireland's top diplomat concerned over slow pace of justice in peacekeeper's killing

Ireland’s top diplomat has expressed concerns about the slow progress of criminal proceedings against several Lebanese men charged with the killing of an Irish peacekeeper in Lebanon
May 20
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib, left, meets with Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, right, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
May 20

Nepal's prime minister wins confidence vote in parliament, his fourth since taking office

Nepal’s prime minister will continue leading his shaky governing coalition after winning his fourth vote of confidence in two years on Monday
May 20
Members of the Nepalese Parliament participate in a vote of confidence on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 20, 2024. Dahal will continue leading his shaky governing coalition after winning his fourth vote of confidence in two years on Monday. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
May 20

South Africa's top court rules former President Zuma cannot stand in election over criminal record

South Africa's top court rules former President Zuma cannot stand in election over criminal record
May 20
May 20

Who is Mohammad Mokhber, appointed Iran's acting president after a helicopter crash?

Iran’s first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has been appointed acting president of the Islamic Republic after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash
May 20
FILE - Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber meets with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, on the sidelines of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member States in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 25, 2023. Iran’s supreme leader appointed Mokhber as country’s acting president Monday, May 20, 2024, after a helicopter crash killed President Ebrahim Raisi. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
May 20

Iran's supreme leader appoints First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as country's acting president after Raisi's death

Iran's supreme leader appoints First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as country's acting president after Raisi's death
May 20
May 20

The Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan that killed 6

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack on foreigners in central Afghanistan last week in which three Spanish citizens and three Afghans were killed
May 20
This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)
May 20

WikiLeaks founder Assange wins right to appeal against an extradition order to the US

A British court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against an order that he be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges
May 20
Stella Assange, wife of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, addresses the media as she arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Monday, May 20, 2024. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces a hearing Monday in the High Court in London that could end with him being sent to the U.S. to face espionage charges, or provide him another chance to appeal his extradition. The outcome will depend on how much weight judges give to assurances U.S. officials have provided that Assange's rights won't be trampled if he goes on trial. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
The seesaw relationship between North Korea and the US
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    U.S. Central Command said the target of the strike, Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, was a senior leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group known as Hurras al-Din.
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