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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be “a mistake” and “unnecessary” to defeating Hamas, underscoring the further souring of relations between the United States and Israel.Blinken, on his...
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Explosions and shootings shook the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital and surrounding neighborhoods as Israeli forces stormed through the facility for a second day Tuesday. The military said it had killed 50 Hamas militants in the hospital, but it could not be independently confirmed that the dead ...
Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate Israel" and hate “their religion,” igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White House and Jewish leaders.Trump, in an interview, had been asked about Democrats' growing criticism of ...
At least 13 miners have been trapped in a collapsed gold mine in far eastern Russia, regional officials said Tuesday.Part of the mine collapsed in Zeysk district, authorities in the Amur region said. The Emergencies Ministry reported that 13 miners were trapped, but the regional prosecutor's off...
Blaine Schmidt sifted through the broken glass and splintered wood throughout his Ohio home Friday, salvaging a guitar and a bundle of diapers.His couch and a crib had been ripped apart by one of many tornadoes that tore through the central U.S., killing three people and injuring dozens more. The st...
Israel plans to tell 1.4 million Palestinians displaced in the southern city of Rafah to seek shelter in central Gaza ahead of a planned military offensive into the south.Civilians would be directed toward “humanitarian islands” that would provide temporary housing, food, water and other...
Many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not and a significant number are seeing their conditions deteriorate, the U.N. Development Program said Wednesday.Achim Steiner, head of the agency, said that after two decades during which rich and poor countries were ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Monday announced rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law that excludes Muslims, weeks before the Hindu nationalist leader seeks a third term in office.The Citizenship Amendment Act provides a fast track to naturalization for Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, B...
Over the last five months, Israel has killed thousands of Hamas fighters, destroyed dozens of their tunnels and wreaked unprecedented destruction on the Gaza Strip.But it still faces a dilemma that was clear from the start of the war and will ultimately determine its outcome: It can either try to an...
South Korea and the United States began large annual military exercises Monday to bolster their readiness against North Korean nuclear threats after the North raised animosities with an extension of missile tests and belligerent rhetoric earlier this year.The South Korean and U.S. forces began a com...
Thousands of senior doctors rallied in Seoul on Sunday to express their support for junior doctors who have been on strike for nearly two weeks over a government plan to sharply increase the number of medical school admissions.The rally came as the government said it would begin to take steps Monday...
An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by U.S. first lady Jill Biden has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over his anthem supporting the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini.Shervin Hajipour posted on Instagram on Friday, the same day that Iran held its parliamentary el...
More than two-thirds of the U.N. Security Council’s members demanded Monday that the Taliban rescind all policies and decrees oppressing and discriminating against women and girls, including banning girls education above the sixth grade and women’s right to work and move freely.A stateme...
The second year of Ukraine's fight against Russia's full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians.Associated Press photographers documented the past 12 months of death and destruction, agony and grief — as well as the glimpses of joy — that are staple...
Israel seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip, according to a long-awaited postwar plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It was swiftly rejected Friday by Palestinian leaders and runs counter to Washington’s vision for the war-ravaged enclave.Prime M...
A group of United States Congress members met with Taiwan's president Thursday in a show of support that’s certain to draw scrutiny from China, which opposes such visits and sees them as a challenge to its claim of sovereignty over the island.A visit by then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to T...
The latest in a series of wet winter storms gained strength in California early Monday, with forecasters warning of possible flooding, hail, strong winds and even brief tornadoes as the system moves south over the next few days.Gusts topped 30 mph (48 kph) in Oakland and San Jose as a mild cold fron...
As outrage over the death of chief Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny reverberates across the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin is turning a deaf ear to Western anger as he prepares to extend his 24-year rule in an election next month and police across Russia continue to squelch any protest attempts.T...
Israeli forces stormed the main hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday, hours after Israeli fire killed a patient and wounded six others inside the complex. The Israeli army said it was a limited operation seeking the remains of hostages taken by Hamas.The raid came a day after the army sought to eva...
Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto took an early lead as Indonesia began counting votes in its presidential election Wednesday, with a 60% share among the nearly 40% of ballots counted so far in an unofficial tally.The front-runner in pre-election polls, Subianto was the only candidate with ties to t...
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