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An airstrike kills 20 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel's leaders air wartime divisions
An Israeli airstrike has killed 20 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting raged across the north More »
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An ultimatum raises pressure on Netanyahu to make postwar plans for Gaza, even as fighting rages
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under mounting pressure from his own War Cabinet and his country’s closest ally over postwar plans for Gaza More »
US national security adviser, Saudi Arabia's crown prince meet to discuss 'semi-final' security deal
President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan has met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss what the kingdom described as the “semi-final” version of a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries More »
Ukraine and Russia exchange drone attacks while Russia continues its push in the east
Russia says it shot down some 60 drones and several missiles over its territory while Ukraine in turn says it destroyed over 30 Russian drones More »
As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine is claiming to have seized a town near the Bangladesh border, marking the latest victory for foes of the country’s military government More »
Congolese army says it has foiled a coup. Self-exiled opposition leader threatens president
Congo’s army says it has “foiled a coup” and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo’s president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa More »
Slovak prime minister's condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bid
Slovakia’s defense minister says the country's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remains in serious condition but now has a positive prognosis, four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that sent shockwaves across the deeply polarized European Union nation More »
Senior Republican close to Trump criticizes Biden's arms holdup in speech to Israeli parliament
Elise Stefanik, a House Republican leader seen as a candidate to be Donald Trump’s running mate, delivered a speech before Israel’s parliament in which she criticized President Joe Biden’s approach to the war in Gaza More »
2 dead and 5 missing after a boat collision on the Danube River in Hungary
Police say two people have died and five are missing following a boat collision on the Danube River in Hungary More »
Georgia's president vetoes media legislation that has provoked weeks of protests
Georgia’s president has vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests More »
