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Features Desperate for Cash, Gazans Sell Clothes Plucked from Rubble

Desperate for Cash, Gazans Sell Clothes Plucked from Rubble

Moein Abu Odeh clambered up a pile of rubble in southern Gaza, searching for clothes, shoes, anything he could sell to raise cash more than a year since Israel…

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Features Smoke billows from al-Qusayr in western Syria following an attack. (SANA)

Hezbollah’s ‘Statelet’ in Syria’s Qusayr Under Israeli Fire

Israel has expanded its strikes against Hezbollah in Syria by targeting the al-Qusayr region in Homs. Israel intensified its campaign against Hezbollah in…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Features A view shows a board with the logo of Russian gas producer Gazprom at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo

What Happens When Russian Gas to Europe Via Ukraine Stops?

Austria's energy company OMV was informed by Gazprom that the Russian gas producer would halt deliveries of natural gas via Ukraine to OMV from 0500 GMT on Nov…

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Features Israel's warfare practices in Gaza "are consistent with the characteristics of genocide", according to the United Nations Special Committee - AFP

Israel Warfare Methods 'Consistent With Genocide', Says UN Committee

Israel's warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special UN committee said Thursday, accusing the country of "using starvation as…

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Features Eszter Czovek, 45, packs up her house as she moves to Austria, in Budapest, Hungary, October 28, 2024. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Borderless Europe Fights Brain Drain as Talent Heads North

Until recently aerospace engineer Pedro Monteiro figured he'd join many of his peers moving from Portugal to its richer European neighbors in the quest for a…

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Features A destroyed Lebanese village as seen in a photo from Mount Adir in northern Israel. (Reuters)

Winter Will Hamper, But Not Halt, Israel’s War on Hezbollah in Lebanon

The ground battles between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon remain intense, with no end in sight for the coming weeks. The arrival of winter will bring…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Features  Itimad Al-Qanou, a displaced Palestinian mother from Jabalia, eats with her children inside a tent, amid Israel-Gaza conflict, in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, November 9, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

'We Will Die from Hunger': Gazans Decry Israel's UNRWA Ban

After surviving more than a year of war in Gaza, Aisha Khaled is now afraid of dying of hunger if vital aid is cut off next year by a new Israeli law banning…

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Features Children playing in a shelter center for displaced people in the town of Marwaniyah in South Lebanon (AP)

Lebanon's Public Schools Reopen amid War and Displacement

In the quiet seaside town of Amchit, 45 minutes north of Beirut, public schools are finally in session again, alongside tens of thousands of internally…

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Features First responders and locals search at the site of an Israeli strike in Ain Yaacoub, Akkar region, on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. - AFP

War Reaches Lebanon's Far North After Rare, Deadly Israeli Strike

A day after Israeli warplanes flattened their building, Lebanese residents helped rescuers scour the rubble for survivors, still reeling from the rare strike…

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Features A flare burns off excess gas from a gas plant in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, US, November 21, 2019. (Reuters)

COP29: What Is the Latest Science on Climate Change?

This year's UN climate summit - COP29 - is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures, adding pressure to negotiations…

Features Former President Donald Trump, right, and Melania Trump disembark from their final flight on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 20, 2021. (AP)

Biden’s White House Invitation to Trump Continues a Tradition Trump Shunned in 2020

Before he comes back for good on Inauguration Day, Donald Trump will return to the White House briefly at the invitation of Democratic President Joe Biden, who…

Features  A displaced Palestinian child sits waiting as people fill containers with clean water, at the al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 10, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas group. (AFP)

Hungry Palestinians in North Gaza Search for Food, Sealed off from Aid for a Month by Israeli Siege

With virtually no food allowed into the northernmost part of Gaza for the past month, tens of thousands of Palestinians under Israeli siege are rationing their…

Features  This picture shows the damage at the site of overnight Israeli airstrikes that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on November 9, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (AFP)

After Dealing it Heavy Military Blows, Israel Eyes Applying Economic, Popular Pressure on Hezbollah

The first phase of Israel’s complete escalation against Hezbollah in Lebanon focused on targeting the Iran-backed party’s military positions and central…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Features Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters demonstrate and light flares in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 7, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Michel Van Bergen/via REUTERS/File Photo

The Buildup to Attacks on Israeli Football Supporters in Amsterdam

Supporters of Israeli soccer team Maccabi Tel Aviv were targeted for beatings by groups of thugs in the early hours of Friday following a match with Amsterdam…

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Features Zakeya Al-Wasifi, the grandmother of five Palestinian children who took their first polio vaccine in September and were killed in an Israeli strike before taking their second dose, shows the deceased children's clothes at her damaged house, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Gaza Mourns Children Killed in Israeli Strike as Death Toll Rises

A Gaza family sat weeping on Saturday over children killed by an Israeli strike as they were getting ready to play soccer, amid an intensified bombardment…

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Features An Iranian holds a copy of the Hamshahri newspaper in a street in downtown Tehran (EPA)

Iran After Trump’s Win: Calls for New Approach, Challenge to Soleimani’s ‘Killer’

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said that Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election offers an opportunity for the US to reassess its…

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Features  Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, N.C. (AP)

Trump Wins the White House in a Political Comeback Rooted in Appeals to Frustrated Voters

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat…

Features FILE - In this June 23, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump tours a section of the border wall in San Luis, Ariz. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump Has Sweeping Plans for 2nd Administration. Here's What He's Proposed

Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration. The former president and now president-elect often skipped over details but through more…

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Features "God willing the war on the Gaza Strip will end and the situation will change," Trump told AFP.

'Save Us': Gazans Want Trump to End War with Israel

Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday want Donald Trump, who won the US election, to end the war between Israel and Hamas that has devastated their territory. The…

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Features A woman walks past the former US embassy compound in Tehran, which has skulls embedded in the wall - AFP

Iranians Fear Trump Comeback will Bring Them More Pain

When Donald Trump was last in the White House, he pursued a policy of "maximum pressure" against Iran, including punishing sanctions. Now that he is set to…

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Features  Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump appears on a congratulatory billboard for the 2024 US presidential election, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 6, 2024. (Reuters)

Trump’s Erratic Foreign Policy to Meet ‘A World on Fire’

While campaigning to regain the US presidency, Donald Trump said that he would be able to end Russia's war in Ukraine in 24 hours, warned that Israel would be …

Features A photo released by Israeli media shows damage to Netanyahu’s house window

Hezbollah’s Drones: A Key Gamble in the War with Israel

Drones have become Hezbollah's main weapon in its war with Israel. Their importance lies not just in hitting targets, but in some drones’ ability to avoid…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Features  An Israeli national flag flies over a city highway during rush hour, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 4, 2024. (Reuters)

Some European Firms Retreat from Israel-Linked Finance amid War Pressure

Several of Europe's biggest financial firms have cut back their links to Israeli companies or those with ties to the country, a Reuters analysis of filings…

Features Clark County Election Workers inspect mail-in ballots for the 2024 Election at the Clark County Election Department in North Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 02 November 2024. (EPA)

The US Election by Numbers

Swing states, electoral college votes, candidates up and down the ballot, and millions of potential voters: Here is the US election, broken down by numbers. …