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Families of women hostages held by Hamas release video of abduction on Oct 7

JERUSALEM -- The families of women soldiers held hostage by Hamas allowed the release on Wednesday of harrowing video showing of the violent abduction...

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Threat of arrest warrants unites a divided Israel against the ICC

TEL AVIV — The prospect of arrest warrants for Israeli leaders over their war in Gaza has united an increasingly divided country in opposition to...

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GOP lawmaker proposes sanctions against Georgian officials over Russian-inspired law

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) is readying legislation to sanction government officials in the country of Georgia over their pursuit of a Russian-inspired...

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Frustration with Netanyahu boils over on plans for Gaza after Hamas

Frustration is growing in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war against Hamas and his growing split with President...

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Biden political appointee resigns in protest over Israel policy

A political appointee in the Interior Department announced her resignation Wednesday in opposition to President Biden’s policy toward Israel in...

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Georgia’s passage of Russian-inspired law pushes country to breaking point

The country of Georgia is being pushed to a breaking point amid unprecedented protests against the government’s pursuit of legislation mirroring...

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Democratic Senator calls US report on Israel war conduct ‘woefully inadequate’

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) described the Biden administration’s review of Israel’s war conduct in the Gaza Strip — which acknowledged the...

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Biden briefed on US review of Israel's war conduct

President Biden has been briefed on a State Department report scrutinizing Israel’s conduct in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the White...

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Whirlwind week in Rafah fuels disappointment, desperation: Q&A with UNRWA head

In the Gaza Strip, fuel is one of the most valuable commodities, essential to powering everything from generators for hospitals, sanitation...

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Biden’s red line on Rafah puts Netanyahu at a crossroads

President Biden’s red line against a major Israeli military operation on Rafah has left Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a crossroads:...

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House GOP chairs lash out at Biden over pause in Israeli arms shipment

The top House Republicans with oversight of U.S. foreign and military affairs slammed the Biden administration Wednesday for pausing a shipment to...

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Survey finds growing partisan divisions on U.S. views of NATO, Ukraine

American support is dropping for NATO and for backing Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia, according to a survey published Wednesday by the...

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Biden on track to miss deadline for report to Congress on Israel war conduct in Gaza 

The Biden administration is warning it is likely to miss its Wednesday deadline to deliver a report to Congress detailing its assessment over Israeli...

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Israel's capture, closure of Rafah border crossing raises humanitarian alarm 

The United Nations and aid groups are raising urgent alarm for Israel to reopen Gaza’s border crossings and deescalate military operations in the...

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US scrambles to salvage cease-fire talks as Israel chokes off Rafah

The White House on Tuesday pushed to finalize a cease-fire agreement that would pause fighting in Gaza, even as Israel carried out a limited military...

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Biden faces key test over Israel’s military actions in Gaza

President Biden is facing a key test this week in delivering a report to Congress on Israel’s conduct in Gaza, which has the potential to cut off...

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Hamas says it agrees to ceasefire proposal with Israel

Hamas has accepted an offer for a temporary ceasefire with Israel, a Hamas official confirmed to The Hill. The news comes amid rising fears that...

06.05.2024 20

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Republicans seek to revive Trump policy of branding foreign aid with US flag

A group of House Republicans is introducing an amendment to require U.S. foreign assistance to display the American flag, which would revive a...

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Georgian prime minister accuses US of fueling ‘revolution attempts’

The prime minister of the country of Georgia on Friday accused the United States of supporting what he criticized as “revolution attempts,”...

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Biden administration condemns Georgia for ‘Kremlin-inspired’ legislation

The Biden administration is condemning the country of Georgia’s government for pursuing legislation inspired by Russia’s “foreign agents law”...

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Global court in pressure cooker over threat of Israel arrest warrants

The Biden administration and Israel’s supporters in Congress are lashing out at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over potential arrest...

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Senate Democrat raises concerns about U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal

Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, is raising concerns over Saudi Arabia’s intention...

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Biden directs spy agencies to share more intelligence with private sector over China, Russia threats

President Biden is directing U.S. spy agencies to more proactively share intelligence with the private companies handling critical American...

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US finds Israeli military units violated human rights; withholds consequences

The State Department has determined that at least five Israeli military units were involved in gross violations of human rights, but is holding back...

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Blinken calls for Hamas to accept ‘extraordinarily generous’ ceasefire deal

Hamas should accept an “extraordinarily generous” proposal to release Israeli hostages it is holding in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a...

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Blinken: China seeks to 'influence and arguably interfere' with US elections

The Biden administration has seen evidence of attempts by China to influence the upcoming U.S. elections, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in...

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Escalating Myanmar crisis rare opportunity for US-China cooperation

Rapid escalations in Myanmar’s civil war are creating a rare opening for potential cooperation between the U.S. and China, with the chaos and...

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Biden replaces coordinator for Gaza aid with head of US Institute of Peace

The Biden administration is appointing the head of the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) to take over the role of coordinator for humanitarian aid to...

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Blinken says no 'double standard' for Israel ahead of expected sanctions on military unit

The State Department investigation into allegations of Israeli human rights abuses and the role of American weapons in potential violations is being...

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Blinken to raise risks for American travelers on trip to Beijing

The Biden administration is unlikely to ease high-level travel warnings for the People’s Republic of China unless Beijing takes concrete steps to...

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Strategic intimacy: US seeks face-to-face rivalry with China

President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a new chapter in the superpower rivalry with their November meeting, embracing open lines of...

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Baltic parliament leaders issue support for Johnson ahead of high-stakes Ukraine vote

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is receiving support from his Baltic counterparts for moving toward a vote to provide more U.S. assistance to Ukraine,...

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Pompeo puts support behind Johnson in pushing aid for Ukraine

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has come out in support of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plan to deliver U.S. aid for Ukraine, part of...

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US to veto Palestinian request for full UN membership

The U.S. will use its veto power against a Palestinian bid to be recognized as a member state of the United Nations during a vote at the Security...

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Ukraine, Israel aid package faces major challenge: Lost time

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has embraced a sense of urgency to deliver aid for U.S. allies following Iran’s attack against Israel over the...

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Biden backs Johnson plan for Ukraine, Israel; calls for vote this week

President Biden on Wednesday came out in support of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) proposal for three separate bills providing U.S. aid to Ukraine,...

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House approves resolution condemning Palestinian rallying cry as antisemitic

The House on Tuesday adopted a resolution condemning as antisemitic the phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” a Palestinian...

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House passes series of bills aimed at squeezing Tehran financially

The Republican-led House on Monday voted in favor of a series of bills aimed at squeezing Iran financially in response to an unprecedented drone and...

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Iran's attack on Israel built on lessons from Russia's war in Ukraine

Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel showed that the Islamic Republic has learned key lessons from Russia’s war in Ukraine, employing a...

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Republicans, Democrats call for immediate vote on military aid package after Iran strike on Israel

Nearly 100 House Democrats and Republicans are imploring Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to immediately bring the Senate-passed package that includes aid...

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US commitment to Ukraine grows murkier

President Biden's supporters and former U.S. officials are expressing frustration and confusion over the White House's Ukraine strategies, and see...

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France recalls diplomatic families from Iran, issues travel warnings amid fear of attack on Israel

France has issued new warnings for its citizens and government employees in the Middle East amid fears that Iran is planning on launching an imminent...

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US restricts travel for personnel in Israel amid rising fears of Iran attack

The State Department has issued updated security warnings for U.S. government employees in Israel, amid warnings that Iran is expected to launch a...

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Japan’s Kishida pleads with U.S. to overcome ‘self-doubt’ of global role

Japan’s leader on Thursday issued a passionate plea for Republicans in Congress to not turn away from America’s role as a leader on the world...

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Walls close in on Netanyahu over Rafah invasion 

The walls are closing in around Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is under immense pressure from the U.S. to avoid a civilian catastrophe...

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Hamas says it does not have 40 Israeli hostages to trade in cease-fire deal

Hamas has told negotiators it does not have 40 Israeli hostages that it can release as part of a temporary cease-fire deal with Israel, a source...

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NATO chief’s final battle: Protecting Ukraine from Trump, US

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is putting his legacy behind a final push to shore up international support for Ukraine in its fight against...

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House Democrat 'hopeful that a temporary pause' between Israel and Hamas 'within reach'

A Democratic lawmaker said he is optimistic about talks to achieve a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and allow for the release of Israeli...

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Biden not backing demands for independent probe into World Central Kitchen strike

The Biden administration is not backing calls for an independent, third-party investigation into the Israeli strike that killed seven aid workers with...

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Biden admin deeply concerned over Georgia’s push for Russian-inspired ‘foreign agents law’

The Biden administration on Friday expressed deep concern that Georgia’s government is pursuing another push for a Russian-inspired law criticized...

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