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Biden Administration Urges Israel to Scale Down Its War in Gaza
[ad_1] Biden administration officials have advised Israel to end its large-scale ground and air campaign in the Gaza Strip within weeks and to transition to a more targeted phase in its war against Hamas, American officials said Thursday. Jake Sullivan, Mr. Biden’s national security adviser, met with Israeli leaders on Thursday about the direction of the war. Mr. Sullivan did…
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Friday Briefing: U.S. Urges Israel to Scale Back Its War
[ad_1] The U.S. wants Israel to reduce ground operations within weeks The Biden administration has told the Israeli government that it wants Israel to end its large-scale ground campaign in the Gaza Strip around the end of the year and transition to more targeted actions against Hamas, four senior U.S. officials said. The U.S. envisions Israel using smaller groups of…
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Crowd Rushes to Collect Aid in Gaza
[ad_1] Dozens of Palestinians in Rafah ran after a humanitarian truck and worked quickly to gather aid from it. [ad_2] Source link
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Second Tanzanian Is Confirmed Killed in Oct. 7 Attacks in Israel
[ad_1] A Tanzanian agricultural student who had been reported missing after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on southern Israel was killed in the assault, the Tanzanian government announced on Thursday. The Tanzanian, Joshua Mollel, who was part of an Israeli-sponsored farm program, was “immediately killed after being kidnapped by Hamas,” Tanzania’s foreign minister, January Makamba, said in a statement. Mr.…
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Russia in Dialogue with U.S. on Detained Americans, Putin Says
[ad_1] new video loaded: Russia in Dialogue with U.S. on Detained Americans, Putin Says transcript Back transcript Russia in Dialogue with U.S. on Detained Americans, Putin Says President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia described talks with U.S. officials over two detained Americans, Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and Paul Whelan, a former Marine and corporate executive,…
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The North Sea Can Be Scary. But Maybe Not TikTok Scary.
[ad_1] High waves fill your field of vision, your palms start to sweat and your stomach turns. The boat is getting tossed around. Crew struggle to stay up against the swells. Hold on, take a breath. You’re not on Antarctica’s Drake Passage, or out on the Pacific Ocean — wait a minute, you’re not even a sailor. You’re on NorthSeaTok,…
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A 3-Day Raid in Jenin by Israel Ends With at Least 12 Palestinians Dead, Officials Say
[ad_1] At least 78 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military raids in Jenin since Oct. 7, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Ramallah, making it the deadliest period in the city in recent years. Across the West Bank, at least 286 Palestinians have been killed since Oct. 7, most during Israeli raids but others in clashes with extremist…
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U.S. Naval Officer Is Released From Jail in Japan After Yearslong Effort
[ad_1] Lt. Ridge Alkonis, the Navy officer who was imprisoned in Japan after killing two members of a Japanese family in a car crash, was on his way to the United States on Wednesday after a yearslong diplomatic effort to bring him home, Biden administration officials said. Lieutenant Alkonis, 35, was released from prison after serving half of his sentence…
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Held Hostage in Gaza, a Thai Worker’s Prayers for Freedom Come True
[ad_1] Some things she does not want to remember. Some things she cannot. But one image is seared in Nutthawaree Munkan’s mind from Oct. 7, the day when Hamas and other militants stormed into Israel, taking her hostage in Gaza for nearly 50 days. As the percussive sounds of war drew closer, her boyfriend, Bunthom Phankhong, a fellow Thai farmhand…
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Bank of England Keeps Interest Rates at 5.25%, a 15-Year High
[ad_1] The Bank of England held interest rates at a 15-year high on Thursday, as policymakers sought to squeeze out inflationary pressures even amid signs of economic slowdown. The bank’s key rate remained at 5.25 percent, following a faster-than-expected retreat in inflation, which dropped below 5 percent in October. Still, the inflation rate was more than double the central bank’s…
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