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May 02, 2024

Hamas says it views cease-fire talks favorably amid pressure to accept deal
A maritime corridor for aid deliveries to Gaza, via a pier being constructed by the U.S. military, is "probably a week away," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said before departing Israel.

Washington Post World News
May 02, 2024

U.N. says economy in Gaza ‘eviscerated' by war


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May 02, 2024

Hamas touts ‘positive spirit' in cease-fire talks, will travel to Cairo
Secretary of State Antony Blinken had urged Hamas to accept the latest cease-fire proposal from Israel.

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May 02, 2024

China to launch world-first mission to retrieve samples from far side of moon
The Chang'e 6 mission will advance Beijing's ambitions to become a space power and scientific force, but its steady progress has caused concern at NASA and in Congress.

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May 02, 2024

Dror Or, once believed to be held hostage in Gaza, was killed on Oct. 7, says Kibbutz Beeri


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May 02, 2024

Turkey halts trade with Israel, demands more aid be allowed into Gaza


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May 02, 2024

Middle East conflict live updates: Hamas says it views cease-fire talks favorably; Blinken urges group to accept deal
A maritime corridor for aid deliveries to Gaza, via a pier being constructed by the U.S. military, is "probably a week away," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said before departing Israel.

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May 02, 2024

Prominent Gazan surgeon dies in Israeli detention, prisoner groups say


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May 02, 2024

Will the Seine be ready for Olympic swimming? Paris officials ‘confident.'
The Austerlitz basin is designed to prevent sewage from overflowing into the Seine River and make it safe for triathlon and marathon swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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May 02, 2024

Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic' like China, Russia, at campaign event
President Biden's remarks have not elicited a formal response from the countries he named. But experts said they were likely to have offended, particularly in Japan.

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May 02, 2024

How a Palestinian slogan has ignited debate on college campuses and beyond
Activists and pro-Palestinian demonstrators have used the phrase "from the river to the sea" to express support for Gaza. Others find it antisemitic.

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May 02, 2024

Rapper Toomaj Salehi became an icon in Iran. It could cost him his life.
A rare and unapologetic voice of defiance inside Iran, rapper Toomaj Salehi has been sentenced to death for his support of the anti-government uprising in 2022.

Washington Post World News
May 02, 2024

U.S. forces thought they killed a terrorist. They got the wrong man.
A new U.S. military assessment affirms Washington Post reporting that cast doubt on officials' initial claim to have slain a senior al-Qaeda operative in Syria.

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May 02, 2024

U.S. officials wary of Chinese plans for floating nuclear plants
Officials fear reactors will be used to power military bases on artificial islands in the South China Sea.

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May 02, 2024

Hamas says it plans to send delegation to Egypt for cease-fire talks


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May 02, 2024

Middle East conflict live updates: Hamas says it views talks favorably; Blinken urges group to accept deal
A maritime corridor for aid deliveries to Gaza, via a pier being constructed by the U.S. military, is "probably a week away," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said before departing Israel.

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May 02, 2024

Some hospitals in Gaza resume partial operations despite ‘dire' situation, WHO says


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May 02, 2024

Money goes elsewhere, aid workers flee, Haitians endure on their own
The United Nations asked this year for $674 million in aid for the beleaguered Caribbean nation. Donors have contributed $94 million — less than 14 percent.

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May 02, 2024

More than 10,000 missing under rubble in Gaza, local authorities estimate


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May 02, 2024

Hamas says considering new cease-fire proposal will take time


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May 02, 2024

Middle East conflict live updates: Blinken urges Hamas to accept deal, says pier for aid close to completion
A maritime corridor for aid deliveries to Gaza, via a pier being constructed by the U.S. military, is "probably a week away," Blinken said before departing Israel.

Washington Post World News
May 02, 2024

After weeks of U.S. college protests, police responses ramp up


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May 02, 2024

Blinded in battle, these Ukrainian soldiers will never see their new babies
Among the tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Russia's relentless invasion, many have lost their sight — an especially devastating injury for young parents.

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May 02, 2024

Chinese EVs are good for the world. Biden says they're bad for America.
President Biden finds himself in a predicament: electrify America's roads faster with cheap Chinese EVs, or safeguard the nation's auto industry?

Washington Post World News
May 01, 2024

Why the Solomon Islands election matters to China and the U.S.
Jeremiah Manele, who was foreign minister when the Solomon Islands forged a controversial security deal with China, is the Pacific nation's next prime minister.

Washington Post World News
May 01, 2024

Blinken meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem; U.S. presses Israel on Gaza aid
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday morning in Jerusalem during his seventh trip to the Middle East since October.

Washington Post World News
May 01, 2024

Israel high court hears first case challenging secret detentions in Gaza war


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May 01, 2024

Colombia is the latest and largest country to sever ties with Israel
The decision makes Colombia — a longtime security and trade partner of Israel's — the most populous country to sever ties amid the war in Gaza.

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May 01, 2024

House passes antisemitism bill over complaints from First Amendment advocates
Critics call the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which has some Democratic support, an effort to silence criticism of Israel and an affront to the First Amendment.

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May 01, 2024

House passes divisive antisemitism bill as GOP denounces campus protests
Critics call the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which has some Democratic support, an effort to silence criticism of Israel and an affront to the First Amendment.

Washington Post World News
May 01, 2024

U.N. warns of ‘unprecedented' number of unexploded bombs dropped onto Gaza


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May 01, 2024

Denouncing campus protests, House GOP pushes divisive antisemitism bill
Critics call the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which has some Democratic support, an effort to silence criticism of Israel and an affront to the First Amendment.

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May 01, 2024

Report: China's propaganda units harvest data from overseas tech firms
Beijing's propaganda engine is pulling data from Chinese tech firms, including popular shopping and gaming apps with hundreds of millions of U.S. users, researchers say.

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May 01, 2024

Blinken leaves Israel, suggests steps to protect Gazans


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May 01, 2024

Analysis: The delusions behind Biden's plan for Middle East peace


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May 01, 2024

In southern Israel, Blinken visits aid crossing, kibbutz attacked on Oct. 7


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May 01, 2024

Should you kill hammerhead flatworms?
The toxic and invasive pests, which originate from Southeast Asia, have long been spotted across the United States and around the world.

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May 01, 2024

U.K. police issue charges in mysterious vandalism of iconic sycamore
Northumbria police have charged two men with felling the beloved, ancient Sycamore Gap Tree in northern England, close to Hadrian's wall.

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May 01, 2024

Aid convoys attacked by Israeli settlers, Jordan says


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May 01, 2024

France shows its anger on May Day ahead of Paris Olympics
Traditional labor rights marches melded with pro-Palestinian protests and anti-Olympics demonstrations. Paris 2024 organizers fear disruptions to the Games.

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May 01, 2024

Blinken in Israel seeks cease-fire and hostage deal to stave off Rafah move
Hanging over the visit is whether the Biden administration can persuade Israel to support a Palestinian state to eventually stabilize the Middle East.

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May 01, 2024

One photo, one night in Rafah
A Palestinian journalist photographed a rare moment in Gaza: joyous children watching a movie. This is the story behind the photo.

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May 01, 2024

How car bans and heat pump rules drive voters to the far right
Studies show that as energy prices rise, so do right-wing movements against green policies.

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May 01, 2024

How climate policies can drive voters to the far right
Studies show that as energy prices rise, so do right-wing movements against green policies.

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May 01, 2024

In Israel, Blinken again urges Hamas to accept cease-fire proposal


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May 01, 2024

Middle East conflict live updates: Blinken meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem; U.S. presses Israel on Gaza aid
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday morning in Jerusalem, his seventh trip to the Middle East since October.

Washington Post World News
May 01, 2024

IDF says two Israeli soldiers were mistakenly killed in Gaza friendly fire


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May 01, 2024

Is Bougainville the next battleground between China and the U.S.?
The Pacific region is hoping a huge, abandoned copper-and-gold mine will be its ticket for independence from Papua New Guinea. But which superpower will back it?

Washington Post World News
May 01, 2024

Police breach occupied building at Columbia as campus unrest escalates


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May 01, 2024

Israeli high court to hear petition on whereabouts of Gazan detainee


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May 01, 2024

Middle East conflict live updates: Blinken to meet Netanyahu as U.S. presses Israel on aid distribution
Netanyahu said Israel will invade Rafah "with or without" a cease-fire deal, as mediators expressed optimism that Israel and Hamas were inching toward an agreement.

Washington Post World News
May 01, 2024

With Blinken in Israel, U.S. to push for faster aid distribution


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May 01, 2024

U.N. agency chief warns Rafah attack on the ‘immediate horizon'


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May 01, 2024

The delusions behind Biden's plan for Middle East peace
There's a yawning gap between President Biden's grand vision for the Middle East and the realities on the ground.

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah regardless of cease-fire deal
Over a million civilians have sought refuge in Rafah; Israel says it is a Hamas stronghold. Blinken's trip will focus on improving conditions for Gaza civilians.

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

With Gaza aid flows rising, U.S. to push Israel to speed distribution
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to meet Wednesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli leaders.

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

U.S. campus protests spread to the Middle East and Europe
From Kuwait to Lebanon, Egypt to Ramallah, students have occupied central locations on campuses and protested in solidarity with U.S. college students.

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

The U.S. military is making progress on building a temporary pier to deliver food to Gaza,...


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Apr 30, 2024

Israel lacks ‘execution' to protect civilians in Rafah, Pentagon says


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Apr 30, 2024

U.S. diplomat explains why she quit Biden administration over Gaza war
Hala Rharrit, a career U.S. diplomat who resigned last week, took aim at President Biden's Gaza policy: "I will not be the reason someone hates America more."

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

Six students and three other protesters were arrested at the University of Florida on Monday night,...


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Apr 30, 2024

Kenya orders evacuation of all riverside dwellings amid deadly floods
The announcement came a day after a torrent of water swept away scores of people near the town of Mai Mahiu, about 30 miles northwest of the capital, Nairobi.

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

12-sided Roman relic baffles archaeologists, spawns countless theories
Amateur archaeologists found a Roman-era dodecahedron in Norton Disney, England. Dozens have been found in Europe since the 1700s, but experts can't agree on what they are.

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

World Central Kitchen resumes aid work in Gaza
Almost a month after seven World Central Kitchen aid workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, the group is resuming humanitarian operations there.

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Apr 30, 2024

Top U.N. court won't intervene for now in German arms exports to Israel


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Apr 30, 2024

ICJ rejects emergency measures over German arms exports to Israel


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Apr 30, 2024

Man wielding sword kills teen, wounds four others in London
The suspect was confronted by police and then Tasered in northeast London.

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

In photos: Flash floods kill over 100 people in Kenya
Floods have killed 169 people in Kenya with 91 still missing, Kenya's Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday, the day after a torrent of water swept away scores of people near the town of Mai Mahiu incident.

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without' a cease-fire deal


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Apr 30, 2024

King Charles is back at work after cancer diagnosis. He looks good.
Charles is the monarch, but he has entered another realm and is now a cancer patient as well. This has unnerved the nation, who welcome photos of him out and about in public.

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

Middle East conflict live updates: Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah regardless of cease-fire deal; Blinken in region
Over a million civilians have sought refuge in Rafah; Israel says it is a Hamas stronghold. Blinken's trip will focus on improving conditions for Gaza civilians.

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

Arab students protest in solidarity with U.S. pro-Palestinian campus protests


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Apr 30, 2024

A quieter border eases pressure on Biden, with a hand from Mexico
Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border remain high so far this year, but the springtime surge that Biden officials expected has not materialized

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

Parenting in Gaza today is so much more than keeping your children alive
Parents in Gaza feel helpless and desperate, they say, worn out by the challenge of tending to visible wounds and those their children are trying to hide.

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

Construction of maritime pier for Gaza aid is ‘underway,' U.S. says


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Apr 30, 2024

Brave Little Hunter is free: Baby orca escapes lagoon for open seas
The 2-year-old calf had been trapped alone in a Canadian lagoon, prompting a weeks-long rescue effort. Now she must find her pod.

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Apr 30, 2024

U.S. lawmakers warn of backlash if ICC issues Israeli arrest warrants


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Apr 30, 2024

Blinken continues Middle East tour with stops in Jordan and Israel


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Apr 30, 2024

Middle East conflict live updates: New optimism on cease-fire talks as Blinken visits region
The U.S. secretary of state's tour of the Middle East includes stops in Jordan and Israel, with a focus on improving humanitarian conditions in Gaza.

Washington Post World News
Apr 30, 2024

In a ‘meat grinder' of a war, Russian and Ukrainian casualties rise
Along various sections of the front line, Ukrainian authorities are weighing whether to sacrifice men or territory while Russia has also absorbed stunning manpower losses,

Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

Blinken calls proposed Israeli cease-fire deal ‘extraordinarily generous'
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken, European foreign ministers and others are attending the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the Gaza war is set to dominate discussions.

Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

Arab states reticent as U.S. pushes postwar plan for Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced skepticism from Arab counterparts as he advocated plans for securing and rebuilding Gaza once the Israel-Hamas war ends.

Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

Freedom Flotilla Coalition delivering Gaza aid says ships have lost right to sail


Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

Middle East conflict live updates: Blinken calls proposed Israeli cease-fire deal ‘extraordinarily generous'
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken, European foreign ministers and others are attending the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the Gaza war is set to dominate discussions.

Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

What is the ICC, the global court Israel fears may indict Netanyahu?
Prosecutors from the International Criminal Court have not issued any arrest warrants in response to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the war in Gaza.

Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

Amnesty International says Biden must halt arms transfers to Israel
In a new report, Amnesty International details Israeli attacks in which, it says, U.S-made weapons were used to kill Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

Five Israeli units committed gross rights violations and four held accountable, says U.S.


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Apr 29, 2024

Middle East conflict live updates: Britain urges Hamas to accept ‘very generous' 40-day Gaza cease-fire deal
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken, European foreign ministers and others are attending the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the Gaza war is set to dominate discussions.

Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

Parties see hope for a Gaza cease-fire: ‘Maybe this time it will work'
U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron said the proposal was for a "sustained" 40-day cease-fire that would see Israeli hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners.

Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

Middle East conflict live updates: Britain's Cameron calls on Hamas to accept ‘very generous' 40-day Gaza cease-fire deal
The U.S. secretary of state, European foreign ministers and others will attend the World Economic Forum, where the war is set to dominate sideline talks.

Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

Blinken, Cameron describe cease-fire deal as ‘generous' to Hamas


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Apr 29, 2024

Middle East conflict live updates: Gaza on the agenda as Blinken, top diplomats gather in Saudi Arabia
The U.S. secretary of state, European foreign ministers and others will attend the World Economic Forum, where the war is set to dominate sideline talks.

Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

Scotland leader Hamza Yousaf resigns in latest setback for independence
Yousaf was facing a threatening series of no-confidence votes in the Scottish Parliament this week after he broke his party's power-sharing agreement with the Green Party.

Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

Scotland leader Humza Yousaf resigns in latest setback for independence
Yousaf was facing a threatening series of no-confidence votes in the Scottish Parliament this week after he broke his party's power-sharing agreement with the Green Party.

Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

In photos: aftermath of Israeli strikes on Rafah


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Apr 29, 2024

Arrests made at pro-Palestinian protest at Virginia Tech, school says


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Apr 29, 2024

Elon Musk visits China as Tesla seeks green light for self-driving cars
Teslas will be allowed near government and military sites and can use maps created by China's biggest search engine, moving Autopilot a step closer in the country.

Washington Post World News
Apr 29, 2024

Spanish leader Sánchez to stay in power after resignation drama
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been a lion of the left who pushed through landmark laws on women's and transgender rights.

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Apr 29, 2024

Blinken, on seventh Mideast trip since Oct. 7, says focus is on improving Gaza aid


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Apr 29, 2024

An assassination plot on American soil reveals a darker side of Modi's India
India's intelligence service has aggressively targeted Indian diaspora populations in Asia, Europe and North America, officials said.

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