Trump administration says it cut funding to some life-saving UN food programs by mistake https://t.co/cIkOWiM5OG

The Trump administration has notified the WFP and other partners that it has terminated some of the last remaining lifesaving humanitarian programs across the Middle East, a U.S. official and a U.N. official told the AP Via @EllenKnickmeyer @sammymagdy https://t.co/aeNVyh9vY4

Facing a government crackdown on dissent, Turkey's protesters put aside their differences Strong story on the politically disparate groups that have come together in the protests in Turkey by @rbadendieckk https://t.co/qvVwtvLHdB

Phone video from one of 15 Palestinian medics killed by Israeli forces last month appears to contradict Israeli claims that the medics’ vehicles did not have emergency signals on when troops opened fire on them Via @EdithLedererAP @LKeath Wafaa Shurafa https://t.co/5qJB1ULsRT

Kurdish fighters leave northern city in Syria as part of deal with central government https://t.co/lmJZx8Xygo

Israel strikes building in southern Beirut, killing at least 3 people @chehayebk https://t.co/Jgkhkjwfmz

Syria swears in new transitional government 4 months after Assad's removal https://t.co/JZOjsw3PO7

How will the latest strikes between Israel and Lebanon affect a tenuous ceasefire? https://t.co/NzuyuRB5FQ

Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war https://t.co/X2cgKvgLkA

Syrians left in the dark as the interim government struggles to restore electricity Via @chehayebk https://t.co/WVrJoOHOLb

An Israeli strike Tuesday in southwestern Syria killed at least six people as Israeli troops occupying the area clashed with local residents, Syria’s Foreign Ministry and a war monitor reported Via @chehayebk https://t.co/lSyZYXTinj

The imprisonment of Istanbul’s opposition mayor has come at a time when Turkey finds itself at the center of geopolitical turmoil that observers say has freed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to target his most dangerous opponent Via @AndyWilks61 https://t.co/ezLnpMGiFW

Turkish court orders Istanbul mayor jailed pending trial on corruption charges https://t.co/wAad3Ed8uJ

Amid all the breaking news coming out of Turkey, a lovely photo essay by Francisco Seco, text by @rbadendieckk AP PHOTOS: 'These streets are ours': The hidden workforce that scours Istanbul's garbage https://t.co/fWBRl33Svy

A month-old girl is pulled from the rubble in Gaza after an airstrike killed her parents https://t.co/CunuCBCS1W

What we know about Istanbul's mayor and why he was arrested https://t.co/oECWhHOvYB

Police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, over alleged corruption and terror links Via @suzanfraser and Mehmet Guzel https://t.co/Kisnh8bJKO

Israel's surprise bombardment plunged Palestinians back into 'hell' https://t.co/lOvmzfdQxA

Israel hits Gaza with new airstrikes that kill at least 200 after truce talks stall https://t.co/vpMcNekj1g

Syria donors pledge $6.5 billion in aid hoping to encourage its new leaders down the path to peace Note that this is a decrease of about $1.5 billion compared to last year (U.S. did not pledge anything) https://t.co/mI4eOBA5Sz