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The 81-year-old former leader has been cleared to appear on the ballot as an opposition candidate in May’s parliamentary election. Unless the decision is reversed, he could become a kingmaker — or even president once again.

Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the armed group’s political wing, called his sons martyrs and said their deaths would not affect Hamas’s negotiations with Israel.

Years in the making, the legislation is intended to update migration policy and cool anti-migrant sentiments ahead of E.U. elections in June.

More than 100,000 people had to leave their homes after spring floods engulfed cities and villages in vast sections of neighboring countries.

Italian officials and a German puzzle maker are battling over a 1,000-piece puzzle bearing the image of the artist’s “Vitruvian Man.”

There have been record temperatures every day for more than a year. Scientists are investigating what’s behind the extraordinary measurements.

Israel promised last week to open a border crossing and a port to aid shipments, but neither change has occurred. Israeli and U.N. officials also disagree on how many aid trucks are reaching Gaza.

Some Muslim communities rely on a centuries-old method to determine when Ramadan ends: a crescent moon. That method was harder to follow this year.

Germany argued against the accusation brought by Nicaragua at the International Court of Justice, but Germans are questioning their country’s unwavering support for Israel.

The 8-year-old rescue dog, who was once deemed too friendly to sniff out drugs, found the body of the earthquake’s 13th victim.