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As Palestinians lined up for aid in Gaza early Friday, Palestinian officials said two Israeli attacks — one in central Gaza, the second in the north — killed dozens of civilians. In the two separate incidents, a total of at least 29 people were killed and 150 more were injured as they waited to receive […]
Israel’s military reported Thursday conducting ground operations and airstrikes in the central and southern parts of the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces said the operations included carrying out raids in Khan Younis that destroyed rocket launchers. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Israel must make the welfare of Palestinian civilians “job […]
A Spanish charity ship carrying 200 tons of humanitarian food aid set sail from Cyprus to Gaza on Tuesday, the latest effort to feed tens of thousands of starving Palestinians as fighting between Israel and Hamas militants rages on. The food, gathered by World Central Kitchen, the charity founded by celebrity chef Jose Andres, was […]
Prime Minister Ariel Henry of Haiti is resigning from his post. He will step down after the establishment of a transitional authority that will govern the violence-plagued nation until new elections are held. President Irfaan Ali of Guyana made the announcement late Monday in the Jamaican capital Kingston, where leaders of the regional body Caribbean […]
WASHINGTON / PORT-AU-PRINCE — Authorities in Haiti say they are enforcing a nighttime curfew following an eruption of weekend violence, including armed gangs fighting with police at the National Penitentiary. A 72-hour state of emergency has been declared in the wake of the violence. Thousands of prisoners fled Haiti’s National Penitentiary, located in the capital, during […]
Negotiations are to resume in Cairo on Sunday for a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza with mediators from Egypt and Qatar expect to receive a response from Hamas on the latest proposed framework, reports say. Israel has more or less accepted the framework, a senior Biden administration official said Saturday. “Right now, the ball […]
Zelenskiy told a news conference in Kyiv that he could not disclose the number of wounded because it would help Russian military planning. “31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed in this war. Not 300,000, not 150,000 … (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is lying there … But nevertheless, this is a big loss for us.” Ukraine […]
HONG KONG — Dior has postponed a fashion show set to be held in Hong Kong next month, a city official confirmed Saturday, dealing a blow to the financial hub’s ambitions to boost its economy through major events. Hong Kong is courting top international celebrities and brands in the hope of rebooting its reputation, which has […]
The body of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been handed over to his mother, a top aide to Navalny said Saturday on his social media account. Ivan Zhdanov, the director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, made the announcement on his Telegram account and thanked “everyone” who had called on Russian authorities to return Navalny’s body […]
The Israeli military said Friday it carried out a drone strike in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin late Thursday, killing a suspected militant from the Islamic Jihad group. A military statement said Yasser Hanoun was on his way to carry out a shooting attack. It gave no further details. Hanoun had been implicated […]
