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The Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas told the United Nations that Hamas will have no role in governing postwar Gaza.

Speaking over video after the United States denied his visa, Abbas welcomed the recent announcements from France, the U.K. and Canada to recognize a Palestinian state.

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A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison.

Sarkozy was found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 campaign with funds from Libya.

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An outside review of Los Angeles County’s response to January’s deadly wildfires was released on Thursday.

It found that a series of weaknesses, including “outdated policies, inconsistent practices and communications vulnerabilities," hampered the effectiveness of the county’s response.

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Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

The FTC says the online retail giant tricked people into signing up for its Prime memberships and made it difficult for customers to cancel them.