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The convoy, whose vehicles were marked with U.N. insignia, was returning from delivering aid, including flour. No one w…

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The F.A.A. said it was monitoring inspections after an airline discovered a bolt with a missing nut in the plane’s rudd…

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Israel says some 12,000 rockets have been fired from Gaza starting on Oct. 7. They have killed 15 people in Israel. f…

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Ahead of the Paris Olympics, a U.S. team seeking its fourth consecutive gold medal leans on its ties to Stanford Univer…

General Mousavi, who was killed on a farm outside Damascus, was said to have been involved in arming Hezbollah. Israeli…

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The Ukrainian success, possibly owed to Western-supplied Patriot missiles, was offset by Russia’s statement that it now…

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Israel Says It Is Stepping Up War Against Hamas in Gaza Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said 15 Israeli soldiers had …

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Israeli Military Uncovers New Evidence About Hostage Deaths in Gaza Israel’s military has been quick in disclosing deta…

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The release of Alex Saab, a top ally of Venezuela’s president, comes as the United States is trying to push the authori…

The Treasury Department announced new sanctions on oil shippers and traders that have been helping Russia circumvent pr…

Ukraine’s counteroffensive sputtered, but President Volodymyr Zelensky argued that Russia, too, “failed to achieve any …

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Iceland Volcano Erupts Near Grindavik After Weeks of Earthquakes Iceland’s weather service had warned that a volcanic e…

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The killing of three hostages in Gaza by Israeli soldiers adds domestic pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu as he resists in…

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The nation has long been lauded for trying to do right by its Indigenous people, but a new government may force a recko…

The vessel set off with 86 people on board, the International Organization for Migration in Libya said, and women and c…

The military said the mistaken killing of the three men, who had been shirtless, was a violation of its rules of engage…

The case raised questions about financial mismanagement at the highest levels of the church, and about Pope Francis’ po…

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The U.S. Wants Israel to Scale Back the Gaza War. What Leverage Does It Have? There are ways to persuade Israel to shif…

John Kerry on the COP28 Agreement and What Comes Next John Kerry said major oil-exporting countries’ willingness to ack…

Friday Briefing: U.S. Urges Israel to Scale Back Its War Plus, why you might be an early riser. from NYT > World N…

German Spy Official Goes on Trial Accused of Selling Secrets to Russia The trial, held under stringent security conditi…

A British Boy, Missing for 6 Years, Turns Up in France Alex Batty, who is from Oldham, England, was found by a delivery…

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Britain’s dangerous game of constitutional hardball In seeking to override the U.K.’s highest court, Rishi Sunak’s gove…

Israel’s Netanyahu, Sparring With Biden on Gaza, Faces Risk and Reward Israel’s prime minister said he disagreed with P…

Germany Reaches a Budget With Promises on Ukraine The government avoided extra borrowing for 2024, but must make cuts i…

Vatican Eases Rules on Preserving Cremation Ashes Families may keep a “minimal” part of the ashes in a place of signifi…

Biden Says Israel Is Losing War Support, Rebuking Netanyahu President Biden told donors that Prime Minister Benjamin Ne…

Leader of Elite French University Offers to Step Aside, for Now Mathias Vicherat, the director of Sciences Po, has exch…

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As Israeli forces pound Gaza, the area where Palestinians can seek shelter is shrinking, raising concerns that they cou…

A former liberal government official, he saw little chance of full reconciliation with Palestinians in “the foreseeable…

Despite government efforts to silence her, Dr. Gao drew global attention to an epidemic that devastated rural China and…

It is the first time the Biden administration has declared an emergency to expedite arms shipments to the Middle East, …

Arab countries said they were frustrated that the United States had not voted to end Israel’s military campaign, which …

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There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags …

In her Mexico City visit, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen sought to deepen economic ties while countering drug traff…

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The star never wanted to be UConn’s primary offensive option night in and night out. She might need to be, our columnis…

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As acts of violence spike in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, American officials say they will take action against dozen…

Officials in Europe, where a majority of the world’s olive oil is produced, charged 11 people with selling low-quality …

Undefeated Florida State should not have been left out of the field, our columnist writes. from NYT > Sports https…

The man, identified as Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, was known to French intelligence services for Islamist extremism and…

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A Pentagon official said the U.S.S. Carney and several commercial ships nearby came under fire on Sunday, but did not s…

Hostages who were recently released thanked demonstrators for continuing to pressure their government. from NYT > …

The vice president’s statement came after a daylong meeting with Arab leaders in Dubai, where she was attending the U.N…

The Israeli media and The New York Times published damaging revelations suggesting that senior officers had ignored or …

Pedro Barrientos, 74, was charged in the kidnapping, torture and killing of the popular folk singer Víctor Jara days af…

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The U.S. secretary of state said he also believed Israel was taking steps in this next phase of war to protect civilian…

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