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Northern Star

Afghans will need billions more in aid, as US looks to leave

By RAHIM FAIEZ | January 31, 2020

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan will need vast amounts of foreign funding to keep its government afloat through 2024, a U.S. agency said Friday, even as foreign donors are increasingly angry over the cost of debilitating corruption and the U.S....

Trump peace plan delights Israelis, enrages Palestinians

By ARON HELLER and MATTHEW LEE | January 28, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Mideast peace plan Tuesday alongside a beaming Benjamin Netanyahu, presenting a vision that matched the Israeli leader’s hard-line, nationalist views while falling far short of Palestinian...

Trump hosts Israeli leaders who call his peace plan historic

By ARON HELLER | January 27, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted Israel’s prime minister and his chief rival Monday at the White House on the eve of unveiling a long-awaited Mideast peace plan, expressing confidence that despite adamant Palestinian rejection they...