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West Bank Residents Praise Hamas for Palestinian Prisoners’ Release
[ad_1] The two cousins spotted each other on the bus leaving the prison, as shocked to see the other as they were by their sudden freedom. “Pinch me,” Anwar Atta, 18, told his younger cousin. “I need to know if this is a dream.” Then, early Sunday morning, the bus pulled out of Ofer Prison in the West Bank and…
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Germany’s Much-Vaunted Strategic Pivot Stalls
[ad_1] Just days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to revitalize a German military that had fallen into disrepair since the end of the Cold War. The centerpiece of that plan was a promise for an injection of 100 billion euros, or nearly $110 billion, and to raise military spending in a shift that amounted to an…
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Wednesday Briefing: What to Watch at the U.N. Climate Talks
[ad_1] The U.N. climate summit starts tomorrow Two facts loom over the COP28 U.N. climate talks, which begin tomorrow in Dubai: Earth is careening toward climate disaster, and governments are acting too slowly to avert it. Diplomats from nearly 200 countries, and many heads of state and government, will gather to try to draft a plan to accelerate the transition…
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Kenya’s Leader Lifts His Global Profile. At Home, the Public Fumes.
[ad_1] He has taken dozens of trips abroad boosting his credentials on climate change, while raising taxes at home. He pledged to send his country’s police to quash gang violence in Haiti, though they stand accused of brutality at home. And he recently hosted an eight-course state dinner for King Charles III, amid skyrocketing food and fuel prices. Kenya’s president,…
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Wednesday Briefing – The New York Times
[ad_1] Biden faces divisions over his support of Israel President Biden is facing deep anger over his solidarity with Israel among his supporters and even from some staff members, particularly those with Arab or Muslim backgrounds, who have said they feel disenchanted with the president. And for many in the Arab community, his words and actions after the Oct. 7…
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Pope Francis Cancels Trip to COP28 Climate Summit After Getting Sick
[ad_1] Pope Francis, following his doctor’s orders, will not attend the United Nations climate summit in Dubai later this week, the Vatican said Tuesday. Although the pontiff’s general health was improving after a bout of flu and lung inflammation, his doctors had asked Francis to take it easy, the Vatican said in a statement. “Pope Francis regretfully accepted the doctors’…
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Here Are the Statuses of 240 Israeli Hostages Taken Into Gaza on Oct. 7
[ad_1] Hamas released 10 Israeli hostages and two Thai nationals on Tuesday as the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas continued into a fifth day, raising the total number of captives released to 85. Roughly 240 hostages were captured on Oct. 7, when Hamas led devastating raids into Israel and killed about 1,200 people, according to the Israeli authorities. Tuesday’s release…
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Hamas Releases 12 More Hostages as Nations’ Spy Chiefs Go to Qatar for Talks
[ad_1] Israel said on Tuesday it had received 12 more hostages from Gaza amid negotiations for a broader hostage-prisoner deal and warnings from the United States that, should hostilities resume, Israel should fight more surgically and avoid further mass displacement of Palestinians. The Israeli military said in a statement that 10 Israelis — including three members of the same family…
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A Gaza Truce Aids Both Israel and Hamas. Until the Calculus Changes.
[ad_1] The decision by Israel and Hamas to extend their brief truce has created short-term benefits for both sides but amplified uncertainty about how, when and whether Israel will continue its invasion of the Gaza Strip. The agreement to prolong the cease-fire to six days from four has raised expectations that both sides will now agree to more short extensions…
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Hamas Releases Fifth Group of Hostages on Tuesday: What We Know
[ad_1] Ms. Marman, 63, a member of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, was taken hostage on Oct. 7, along with her partner, Luis Norberto Har, and three visiting family members: a brother, Fernando Marman, 60; a sister, Gabriela Leimberg, 59; and Ms. Leimberg’s 17-year-old daughter, Mia Leimberg, a high school senior who lives in Jerusalem. Moshe Leimberg, Gabriela’s husband and Mia’s father,…
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