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US Says It’s Reviewing New Information about Israeli Unit Accused of Abuses before War in Gaza

World  Israeli soldiers patrol near the West Bank city of Tulkarm where two Palestinians were reportedly killed during clashes with Israeli forces on October 5, 2023. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

US Says It’s Reviewing New Information about Israeli Unit Accused of Abuses before War in Gaza

The US has determined that an Israeli military unit committed gross human-rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank before the war in Gaza began, but…

World  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference with German President following their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on April 24, 2024. (AFP)

Türkiye’s Erdogan Postpones Tentative White House Visit, Sources Say

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan postponed a White House meeting with President Joe Biden, a source familiar with the situation and a Turkish official…

World 23 May 2023, Israel, Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement in the Knesset. (dpa)

Netanyahu Says ICC Decisions Will Not Affect Israel’s Actions

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that any rulings issued by the International Criminal Court would not affect Israel's actions but…

World Students continue to protest at an encampment supporting Palestinians on the Columbia University campus, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2024, (Reuters)

As Some Universities Negotiate with Pro-Palestinian Protesters, Others Quickly Call the Police

The students at Columbia University who inspired pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country dug in at their encampment for the 10th day Friday as…

World Students protest a police evacuation outside Sciences Po university in Paris Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP)

Students Block Paris’ Sciences Po University Over Gaza War 

Students blocked access to Paris' prestigious Sciences Po university over the war in Gaza on Friday, demanding the institution condemn Israel's actions, in a…


World Supporters of Ukraine hold flags outside the US Capitol Building after the Senate passed the 95 billion USD national security supplemental that includes aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 23 April 2024.  EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

Zelenskiy Says Aid Approval to Ukraine Reinforces US Role as ‘Beacon of Democracy

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that the US Senate's approval of a multi-billion aid package for Ukraine reinforces America's role as…

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World Iranian women walk on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File photo

Iran's Israel Strike Coincided with Crackdown on Dissent at Home

The same day Iran launched its first ever direct attack on Israel it embarked on a less-noticed confrontation at home, ordering police in several cities to…

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World Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) attends an IAEA Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on April 11, 2024. (AFP)

IAEA: Iran is Weeks Away from Having Enough Enriched Uranium to Develop Nuclear Bomb

Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi has warned that Iran is “weeks rather than months” away from having enough enriched…

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World Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi during a press conference. Reuters

Argentina Asks Interpol to Arrest Iran Minister over Jewish Center Bombing

Argentina has asked Interpol to arrest Iran's interior minister over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people, the…

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World Abdollahian speaks to foreign diplomats hours after the Iranian response to Israel on April 14 (Iranian Foreign Ministry)

Iran Threatens to Annihilate Israel Should it Launch Major Attack

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has vowed to annihilate Israel should it launch a major attack on Iran. Raisi’s threats came Tuesday on the same day Tehran…

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World The US Treasury Department building, June 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP)

US Issues New Sanctions Tied to Iran Revolutionary Guard Cyber Unit

The US designated four individuals and two companies linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard cyber command, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday. The…

World  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives as the Senate prepares to advance the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan passed by the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP)

Long-Awaited Aid to Ukraine Poised to Pass US Congress, Weapons Coming Soon

Billions of dollars in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan should easily win approval in the US Senate this week, after the House of Representatives…

World  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk meet at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Poland, April, 23, 2024. (Reuters)

UK Puts Its Defense Industry on ‘War Footing’ as It Gives Ukraine $620 Million in New Military Aid

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Tuesday that the country is putting its defense industry on a “war footing” by increasing defense spending to 2.5% of…

World Iranians walk near an anti-Israel banner carrying pictures of Iranian missiles and drones in Tehran, Iran, 22 April 2024. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iran's FM Calls EU Sanctions 'Regrettable'

European Union sanctions announced following Iran's attack against Israel are "regrettable" because the country was acting in self-defense, Iran's Foreign…

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World Burn marks surround what analysts identify as a radar system for a Russian-made S-300 missile battery, center, near an international airport and air base is seen in Isfahan, Iran, Monday, April 22, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite Photos Suggest Iran Radar System for Russian-made Air Defense Battery Struck in Isfahan

Satellite photos taken Monday suggest an apparent Israeli retaliatory strike targeting Iran's central city of Isfahan hit a radar system for a Russian-made air…

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World In this photo released by Fire & Rescue Department of Malaysia, fire and rescue department inspect the crash site of two helicopter in Lumur, Perak state, Monday, April 23, 2024. (Terence Tan/Ministry of Communications and Information via AP)

2 Malaysian Navy Helicopters Collide, 10 Killed

Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air and crashed during a rehearsal for a naval parade on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew members aboard, the navy…

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World This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the dual-use civilian airport and air base in Isfahan, Iran, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Israel Planned Bigger Attack on Iran, but Scaled it Back to Avoid War

By Ronen Bergman and Patrick Kingsley Israel abandoned plans for a much more extensive counterstrike on Iran after concerted diplomatic pressure from the…

World FILE - Police in Riot gear stand guard as demonstrators chant slogans outside the Columbia University campus, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Columbia Lets Students Attend Class Online amid Growing Campus Protests over Israel’s War in Gaza

Columbia University's main campus will switch to hybrid learning — giving students the option to attend classes online rather than in person — for the rest of…

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World A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) overseeing a simulated nuclear counterattack drill at an undisclosed location, North Korea, 22 April 2024 (issued 23 April 2024). EPA/KCNA

North Korean Leader Leads Rocket Drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised salvo launches of the country’s “super-large” multiple rocket launchers that simulated a nuclear counterattack…

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World A general view shows the Milad Telecommunications Tower in Iran's capital Tehran on April 19, 2024. (AFP)

EU Foreign Ministers Agree to Expand Iran Sanctions

EU foreign ministers agreed in principle on Monday to expand sanctions on Iran following Tehran's missile and drone attack on Israel, the bloc's foreign policy…

World In this photo released by Press Information Department, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, left, shakes hand with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif prior to their meeting at prime minister house in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 22, 2024. (Press Information Department via AP)

Iranian, Pakistani Leaders Vow to Boost Trade in Meeting That Seeks to Mend Diplomatic Rift

Iranian and Pakistani leaders vowed to strengthen economic and security cooperation in a meeting on Monday, as the two countries seek to smooth over a…

World German Patriot air defense system units are seen at the Vilnius airport, ahead of a NATO summit, in Vilnius, Lithuania July 10, 2023. (Reuters)

European Nations with Patriots Hesitate to Give Their Missile Systems to Ukraine 

European Union countries possessing Patriot air defense systems appeared hesitant on Monday to give any to Ukraine, which is desperately seeking at least seven…

World German Police - May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

3 Germans Arrested on Suspicion of Spying for China, Transferring Info on Potential Military Tech

Three people suspected of spying for China and facilitating the transfer of information on technology with potential military uses were arrested in Germany on…

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World A Ukrainian tank of the 17th Tank Brigade fires at Russian positions in Chasiv Yar, the site of fierce battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (AP)

Russia Says It Advances Near Chasiv Yar in Eastern Ukraine 

Russia said on Sunday its forces had advanced towards the town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine and seized control of the settlement of Bohdanivka, as Kyiv…

World US Marine Corps Lieutenant General William Jurney, US Exercise Director speaks during the opening ceremonies of the "Balikatan" or Shoulder-to-Shoulder at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in Quezon City, Philippines on Monday April 22, 2024. (AP)

US and Philippine Forces Launch Combat Drills in Disputed South China Sea 

American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years Monday in a show of allied firepower near the disputed South China Sea that has…

World 05 April 2023, Russia, Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a ceremony to receive credentials from new foreign ambassadors at the Kremlin. (Kremlin/dpa)

Russia Says West Is Teetering on Brink of Conflict Between Nuclear Powers 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that the support of the United States, Britain and France for Ukraine was stoking serious strategic risks…

World People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on April 22, 2024. (AFP)

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles, South Korea, Japan Say 

North Korea fired "several" short-range ballistic missiles on Monday toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, drawing a swift…

World Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. (AFP)

Belgian FM: New Iran Sanctions Should Include Revolutionary Guards

New European Union sanctions against Iran in response to the country's recent attack on Israel should include the Revolutionary Guards, Belgium's Foreign…

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World This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the dual-use civilian airport and air base in Isfahan, Iran, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Iran's Supreme Leader Tacitly Acknowledges that Tehran Hit Little in Its Attack on Israel

Iran's supreme leader on Sunday dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel hit anything there, a tacit…

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