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Latest Israel-Hamas war news and Gaza conflict updates
[ad_1] The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, renewed its plea for donor countries to reverse their decisions to suspend at least $440 million in funding to the organization, saying that nearly 2 million people depended on it “for their sheer survival.” The United States, Britain, Germany, Australia and Japan were among countries to pause
Dalal Abu Amneh posted a message on Oct. 7. Then came the death threats.
[ad_1] AFULA, Israel — Dalal Abu Amneh insists she didn’t mean to take sides with her Facebook message on Oct. 7: “The only victor is God.” The Palestinian citizen of northern Israel — a neuroscientist and a folk singer renowned in the Arab world — was starting a silent retreat at a Christian monastery in
Hungary’s Viktor Orban reveals weakness as he folds before the European Union
[ad_1] You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. For years, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has loomed over Europe like a continental boogeyman. The long-ruling illiberal leader
Thousands rally in Slovakia against government’s plan to close the special prosecutor’s office
[ad_1] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Mass street protests intensified Thursday across Slovakia against a plan by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country’s penal code and eliminate the office of the special prosecutor that deals with major crime and corruption. Thousands were rallying as the protests spread to 31 cities and towns across
Panama’s sole Catholic cardinal found alive after brief disappearance
[ad_1] Authorities have found alive a Roman Catholic cardinal who disappeared this week in western Panama near the border with Costa Rica, church officials said Thursday, hours after confirming the cleric’s disappearance. Panama’s Episcopal Conference said in a statement Thursday afternoon that Spanish Cardinal José Luis Lacunza had been found after last being seen Tuesday.
Larry Taylor, Medal of Honor recipient for daring Vietnam rescue, dies at 81
[ad_1] The call came over the radio on the Cobra attack helicopter: return to base to resupply. The gunship’s ammo was almost exhausted. Fuel was running low. The Cobra’s commander, 1st Lt. Larry Taylor, flicked off the radio. He had made his decision. Somehow, he would attempt to rescue four members of a U.S. military
UN warns of spike in killings and kidnappings across Haiti as deployment of armed force stalls
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than 2,300 people were killed, injured or kidnapped in Haiti from October to December last year, a nearly 10% increase compared with the previous quarter, according to a new U.N. report released Thursday. The number of killings alone spiked to more than 1,600 during the period, with
Ingunn brings hurricane-force winds, structural damage, power outages to Norway
[ad_1] Norway’s most powerful storm in more than three decades ripped off roofs, heightened avalanche risks, canceled flights and cut power as it raged in parts of the Scandinavian country Thursday. Hurricane-force winds brought gusts of up to 112 miles per hour in some places. A new national wind speed record of 121.7 miles per
Floating sauna rescues Tesla passengers after car crashes into Oslo fjord
[ad_1] Two occupants of a Tesla that drove off an Oslo pier into the freezing fjord below were quickly rescued Thursday — by a floating sauna. Video shot by onlookers and obtained by Agence France-Presse shows two people crouching on the roof of the electric vehicle, which drifts in the water about 20 yards from
Zelensky’s shakeup of military command, meant as a refresh, risks backlash
[ad_1] KYIV — When Volodymyr Zelensky told his top commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, on Monday that he would soon be dismissed, the Ukrainian president suggested a leadership change might help provide a refresh. The public is increasingly exhausted by the war, and aid from international partners has slowed, Zelensky said, according to a senior Ukrainian
Authorities search for Roman Catholic cardinal missing in Panama
[ad_1] PANAMA CITY (AP) — A Roman Catholic cardinal disappeared this week in western Panama near the border with Costa Rica and investigators are searching for the missing cleric, authorities announced Thursday. PANAMA’S HIGH COURT DECLARES MINING CONTRACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL. HERE IS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT Prosecutors in the state of Chiriqui said they opened an investigation
How the United States and Iran avoided war in 2020
[ad_1] Four years ago, the Trump administration found itself in a predicament similar to the one now faced by his successor: How does a president respond to provocations by Iran without starting an all-out war? In the first days of 2020, Iran fired a barrage of missiles at an Iraqi air base housing U.S. troops.
Storm Ingunn, one of Norway’s strongest in decades, swept up record winds
[ad_1] The latest in a string of storms impacting western and northern Europe this winter rapidly intensified into a bomb cyclone as it swarmed Norway this week, strengthening into one of the strongest storms to hit the country in 30 years. Storm Ingunn, named by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, intensified by around 35 millibars over
Australian girl swings large snake in the air to save her pet guinea pig
[ad_1] An Australian schoolgirl has found fame after CCTV footage in her Queensland home recorded her heroic efforts to save her pet guinea pig, MaxiBon, from the jaws of a wild snake — by grabbing the snake by its tail and swinging it around. Rosie Wightman, 12, is seen in the silent video footage cleaning
Lloyd Austin holds first Pentagon news conference since hospitalization
[ad_1] Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will make his first appearance before the news media on Thursday following the recent deaths of three U.S. soldiers in Jordan and his own prolonged hospitalization that ignited controversy about his management of sensitive military matters and the limits of public officials’ privacy. His remarks to reporters, scheduled for 10:30
UK court throws out Trump lawsuit over Steele dossier
[ad_1] LONDON — Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a dossier that alleged he engaged in “perverted sexual acts” and paid bribes to Russian officials was thrown out Thursday by a British High Court judge. The 45th president brought a claim against Christopher Steele, a former British spy, and his consultancy, Orbis Business Intelligence, for alleged data
In photos, video: Farmers set fires, protest outside European Parliament
[ad_1] Farmers from across Europe gathered outside the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday to protest rising costs and bureaucracy as European leaders held a summit. [ad_2] Source link
EU agrees to new $54 billion aid package for Ukraine overcoming Hungary’s veto threat
[ad_1] All 27 countries of the European Union have agreed on a €50 billion ($54 billion) financial aid package to Ukraine despite staunch objections from Hungary in December and in the days leading up to Thursday’s summit in Brussels, according to a top E.U. official. “We have a deal. Unity,” European Council President Charles Michel wrote
E.U. approves $50 billion support package for Ukraine
[ad_1] BRUSSELS — European Union leaders agreed Thursday to more than $50 billion in aid for Ukraine, overcoming opposition from Hungary to secure critical funding as battlefield progress stalls and support from the United States looks uncertain. In emergency meetings in Brussels, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has spent months railing against the aid,
More Pegasus infections found among journalists, activists in Jordan
[ad_1] A coalition of digital rights groups on Thursday said they had identified 35 people in Jordan who had been targeted with the hacking tool Pegasus, including more than a dozen media workers and several human rights lawyers and activists. Access Now, a nonprofit organization that advocates for digital rights, and the other groups were
Tuvalu could be next to switch recognition from Taiwan to China
[ad_1] When Tuvalu’s new government gathers for the first time in the coming days, legislators in the tiny island nation will make two decisions whose effects will ripple across the Pacific, all the way to Washington. First, the 16 lawmakers will decide which of them will lead the nation of 11,000 people. Then they’ll turn
Latest Israel-Hamas war news and Gaza conflict updates
[ad_1] Iranian officials attempted to avoid escalation with the United States, while also projecting strength, after an attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members. “We are not looking for war, but we are not afraid of it either,” said Hossein Salami, the commander in chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to
An ancient pyramid is getting a glow up. Archaeologists are down on it.
[ad_1] An announcement that one of the pyramids of Giza is getting a facelift has sparked concerns that the ancient wonder could be compromised by an undertaking some archaeologists say does not meet scientific standards — and that some are describing as a bid to lure tourists. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said last
US takes ‘self-defense’ strike against Houthi projectiles poised to launch at commercial ship in Red Sea
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Tunisia wants to borrow billions from its central bank to address deficits. Experts call that risky
[ad_1] TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Cash-strapped Tunisia wants to take the unprecedented step of borrowing billions from its central bank to address budget deficits and bandage its economic crisis, a step that experts warn could bring inflation and lessen faith in institutions. In an emergency meeting behind closed doors, parliament’s finance committee on Wednesday considered
Federal court once again suspends bullfights in Mexico City, as activists and supporters lock horns
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY (AP) — A federal court granted a temporary injunction against bullfighting in Mexico City on Wednesday, as activists and supporters of the practice once again locked horns in court. Bullfighting had only just returned Sunday to the capital’s Plaza Mexico, which held the city’s first legal bullfight in almost two years. MEXICO
Anthony Cordesman, security analyst who questioned U.S. policy, dies at 84
[ad_1] Anthony Cordesman, a former intelligence analyst who became a prominent commentator — as well as frequent critic — regarding U.S. policies in the Middle East and beyond during decades of war and upheaval, died Jan. 29 at a hospital in Alexandria, Va. He was 84. Dr. Cordesman had health problems following intestinal surgery, said
Denmark’s Frederik X visits Poland in first trip abroad as king
[ad_1] King Frederik X of Denmark began his first trip abroad as monarch Wednesday with a three-day visit to Poland that is focused on promoting his country’s businesses and climate policies. Frederik, who was proclaimed king on Jan. 14, received a red-carpet welcome at the presidential palace in Warsaw, where he was greeted by Polish
USAID’s Samantha Power confronted by staff over Biden’s Gaza policy
[ad_1] Samantha Power, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development and a world-renowned scholar on genocide, was pointedly challenged by current and former USAID employees who during a public event Tuesday questioned her stance on the war in Gaza and complicity in the divisive U.S. policy. “You wrote a book on genocide and you’re
FBI says it’s shut down China Volt Typhoon infrastructure hacks
[ad_1] FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said Wednesday that the bureau had disrupted a major Chinese government-backed effort to hack into U.S. water, communications, transportation and energy facilities that could enable it to shut down essential services and foment chaos in the event of a conflict. Wray testified in a House committee hearing that the