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Harris Says U.S. Strongly Opposes ‘Forced Relocation of Palestinians From Gaza’
Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday that the United States fiercely opposes forcibly relocating Gaza residents outside the enclave as Israel resumes its bombardment of Hamas terrorists, or in the days and weeks after the war eventually ends. In a statement after meeting with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt in Dubai, officials said Ms. Harris rejected the idea…
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Israel Orders Evacuations Amid ‘Intense’ Attacks on Southern Gaza
The Israeli military heavily bombarded southern Gaza on Saturday and ordered residents of several Palestinian border towns in the area to leave their homes, appearing to set the stage for a ground invasion in the south as hostilities resumed after the collapse of a weeklong truce with Hamas. The intensity of the renewed bombing — the Israeli military said it…
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Earthquake Strikes Philippines, Prompting Tsunami Alerts as Far as Japan
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern parts of the Philippines on Saturday, triggering tsunami advisories across the region and as far as the southern part of Japan, nearly 2,000 miles away. There were no immediate reports of damage. The quake struck at about 10:37 p.m. local time in Mindanao, in the eastern part of the Philippines, according to the U.S.…
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Map: 7.6-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes the Philippine Sea
A major, 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:37 p.m. Philippine time, data from the agency shows. As seismologists review available data, they may revise the earthquake’s reported magnitude. Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update…
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Southern Gaza girds for the war’s next phase.
About 1.8 million Gazans have already been displaced by the war, according to the United Nations, and many say there is nowhere left for them to seek refuge. Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, posted a photograph on social media of himself in an Israeli attack helicopter, saying he had watched some of Friday’s strikes on Gaza from the air. “This…
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Why Don’t We Dance More?
Remember Snowball, the sulphur-crested cockatoo whose fancy footwork to the Backstreet Boys’ “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” brought him viral fame in 2007? I recently rewatched the video, and it holds up. Here is this bird, perched on the back of a chair. As the song opens, he appears to be sketching out his moves, getting a feel for the song. When…
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Canada Fast-Tracks 10.4 Billion Dollar Military Purchase
By Canadian standards, the 10.4 billion Canadian dollar military purchase announced this week moved at light speed, possibly within as little as nine months. Traditionally when Canada goes shopping for major military items like aircraft, the process turns into a Wagnerian opera of epic length and complexity. Political grumbling surrounded this purchase of at least 14 Boeing maritime surveillance planes…
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Israel Resumes Offensive in Gaza Strip After Truce With Hamas Ends
A weeklong cease-fire in the Gaza Strip collapsed on Friday morning, with Israel and Hamas blaming each other for the breakdown of a truce that had allowed for the exchange of hundreds of hostages and prisoners, and that had briefly raised hopes for a more lasting halt to the fighting. The Israeli military said it had launched 200 strikes since…
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At COP28, More Than 20 Nations Pledge to Triple Nuclear Capacity
The United States and 21 other countries pledged on Saturday at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050, saying the revival of nuclear power was critical for cutting carbon emissions to near zero in the coming decades. Proponents of nuclear energy, which supplies 18 percent of electricity in the United States, say it…
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Biden Administration Unleashes Powerful Regulatory Tool Aimed at Climate
The Biden administration’s crackdown on methane leaks from oil wells is based in part on a new powerful policy tool that could strengthen its legal authority to cut greenhouse gas emissions across the entire economy — including from cars, power plants, factories and oil refineries. New limits on methane, announced Saturday by the Environmental Protection Agency during the COP28 climate…
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