US deploys aircraft carrier as Iran warns against attack, says ready to hit back
A US naval strike group led by an aircraft carrier has deployed to Middle Eastern waters, the United States said Monday,...
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European leaders vow ‘unflinching’ response to Trump’s plans to annex Greenland
The US president, who will address the annual gathering of global elites on Wednesday, has put the transatlantic alliance to...
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Gaza’s health ministry says 32,845 killed by Israel since battle began
Palestinian Territories - The health ministry in Gaza said Monday that at least 32,845 people have been killed in the...
- The toll includes at least 63 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 75,392 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since war began
- Monday's toll update was released hours after the Israeli military withdrew from Gaza's biggest hospital, Al-Shifa, after a two-week operation that saw heavy fighting
Erdogan sees ‘turning point’ for Turkey after poll drubbing
Observers called it Erdogan's worst election defeat since his party took power in 2002. Many blamed inflations running at 67...
- Near-final results showed the main opposition Republican People's Party wresting the main cities and Anatolian provinces that were strongholds for Erdogan's party
- Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan told dismayed supporters overnight that they "must not waste" the four years remaining before the next presidential vote
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Israeli army withdraws from Al-Shifa, Gaza health ministry
The Hamas government media office said the Israeli air strikes had provided cover for the withdrawing vehicles. The army launched...
- The Israeli military withdrew after burning down the complex buildings
- Dozens of bodies, some of them decomposed, have been recovered the site
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Israel’s prime minister undergoes ‘successful’ surgery
The prime minister's office said in a statement that Benjamin Netanyahu was in "good shape and beginning to recover after...
- Thousands of Israelis rallied in Jerusalem on Sunday evening to call for his resignation
- Israel's war on Gaza has so far killed at least 32,782 people, mostly women and children
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Gaza children fly kites to escape horrors of war
RAFAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES – Meters away from the concrete and steel fence separating the Gaza Strip from Egypt, 11-year-old Malak Ayad flies a...
- Despite the war and the fear that grips her, Malak seems to be happy to fly her kite and dreams of life as it was before the war broke out on October 7.
- "My kite flies to Egypt everyday while we are here trapped in Gaza," said Malak, who wears a bracelet featuring the Palestinian flag.
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Thousands gather for pro-Palestinian rally in London
LONDON, UK – Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in London on Saturday, in the latest demonstration in the British capital demanding...
- London has seen numerous large-scale pro-Palestinian protests since Israel mounted its military response to Hamas's unprecedented attack.
- A smaller number of demonstrators also turned out for a counter-protest in support of Israel, with lines of police separating the two gatherings.
UN says four staff wounded in south Lebanon blast
The military observers, from Australia, Chile and Norway, and a Lebanese language assistant had been on foot patrol around the...
- Lebanese PM Najib Mikati condemned what he called a "dangerous incident", while his foreign ministry said the attack was "in violation of international law"
- UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned Saturday's blast and underscored "grave concern" over the frequent exchange of fire along the Blue Line
Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Cairo: Egyptian media
Reports of the new talks in Cairo came as protesters in Israel's biggest city blocked a major road Saturday following...
- Egypt, Qatar and key Israeli ally the United States have mediated previous rounds of negotiations, but a workable agreement has remained elusive
- Reports of the new talks in Cairo came as protesters in Israel's biggest city blocked a major road Saturday following demonstrations calling for the release of hostages
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Deadly chaos at Gaza aid distribution as WHO renews hospital warning
UN agencies have warned repeatedly that northern Gaza is on the verge of famine and called it a man-made crisis...
- Israel's siege brings nightly air strikes and in recent days major operations around several hospitals, which it says are used by Palestinian group
- The World Health Organization warned that Gaza had just 10 "minimally functioning" hospitals for its more than two million people
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Sticky-fingered journalists on Air Force One put on notice
Media outlets pay for the journalists to fly on the government plane with US president, along with the meals and...
- For years, journalists have quietly stuffed everything from engraved whiskey tumblers to wine glasses from the Air Force One insignia on it into their bag before leaving the plane
- Last month, the White House Correspondents' Association sent an email to its members, issuing a stern notice that missing items from the press cabin had not gone unnoticed
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Director Jarmusch ‘disconcerted’ over Mubi’s links to Israel military
Venice, Italy -- American director Jim Jarmusch said Sunday he was "disappointed" that arthouse film streaming platform Mubi had accepted...
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Lebanon parliament speaker calls for dialogue over Hezbollah weapons
Beirut, Lebanon -- Lebanon's Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, an ally of the Iran-backed Hezbollah, called on Sunday for dialogue...
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Hamas confirms death of Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar
Pictures released by the Palestinian group on Saturday showed him alongside other political and military leaders described as "martyrs of...
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Yemen’s Huthis say PM killed in Israeli strike, the most senior Huthi official to have died so far
Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser Al-Rahawi, who was appointed last year, was killed along with other officials in the Israeli attack on...
- Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser Al-Rahawi, who was appointed last year, was killed along with other officials in the Israeli attack on Thursday, the Iran-backed Huthis said.
- Israel has been striking Huthi targets in response to missile attacks by rebels, who claim solidarity with the Palestinians and have also been harassing shipping in Red Sea
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Red Cross warns against evacuation of Gaza City as Israel tightens siege
The Red Cross warned on Saturday that any Israeli efforts to evacuate Gaza City would put residents at risk, as...
- After nearly 23 months of devastating war, Israel is under increasing pressure to end its offensive in Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a famine
- But despite the calls at home and abroad for an end to the war, the Israeli army is readying itself for an intensified operation to seize the Palestinian territory
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US to deny visas to Palestinian officials at UN summit as France pushes statehood recognition
The extraordinary step further aligns President Donald Trump's administration with Israel's government, which adamantly rejects a Palestinian state and has...
- The extraordinary step further aligns President Donald Trump's administration with Israel's government, which adamantly rejects a Palestinian state
- Veteran Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas had been due to attend the UN meeting, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, told reporters