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666 shares Israel Police close down an International Womens Day event at the A-Tur Womens Center in East Jerusalem, March 8, 2021 (Courtesy) Israel Police on Monday broke up an event at a women’s center in East Jerusalem to mark International Women’s Day, saying it was being held illegally. “This was a Palestinian Authority event, and illegal by law. The Public Security Ministry issued an order declaring it as such, and police executed the order,” spokesperson Roni Markovitz said....

Pope Francis boards a plane upon concluding his visit to Iraq at Baghdad airport, Iraq, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) Pope Francis wraps up his historic whirlwind tour of Iraq that sought to bring hope to the country’s marginalized Christian minority with a message of coexistence, forgiveness and peace. The pontiff and his traveling delegation are seen off with a farewell ceremony at the Baghdad airport, from where he leaves for Rome following a four-day papal visit that has cover...