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A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets
Charred homes and cars dot the hilltop West Bank village of Duma, a searing reminder of Palestinians' vulnerability to rising violence from Israeli settlers More »
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Heavy fighting in Gaza's Rafah keeps aid crossings closed, sends 100,000 civilians fleeing
A United Nations official says heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and caused over 100,000 people to flee north More »
The Latest | More than 100,000 flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault
The U.N. says about 110,000 people have fled Rafah in southern Gaza and food and fuel supplies in the area are critically low More »
UN to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights and revive its UN membership bid
The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would grant Palestine new “rights and privileges” and call on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations More »
Putin reappoints his prime minister, a technocrat who has kept a low political profile
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as the country’s prime minister More »
Countries struggle to draft 'pandemic treaty' to avoid mistakes made during COVID
After the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders worldwide vowed to do better next time but are still struggling to finalize a global plan More »
Top Indian opposition leader given bail by the Supreme Court enabling him to campaign in elections
A top Indian opposition leader has been granted interim bail by the Supreme Court nearly seven weeks after his arrest in a bribery case More »
Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence
Shunned publicly by politicians and intellectuals for centuries, Vodou is transforming into a more powerful and accepted religion across Haiti, where its believers were once persecuted More »
Ukraine says Russia has launched an assault to breach defenses in northeastern Kharkiv
Authorities say Russia has pounded a town in Ukraine’s northeast with artillery, rockets and guided aerial bombs before attempting an infantry breach of local defenses More »
Makeshift shelter saves hundreds of dogs amid floods in southern Brazil
Hundreds of volunteers have set up a makeshift dog shelter in an abandoned, roofless warehouse in the Brazilian city of Canoas, one of the hardest hit by floods since last week More »
