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Israel-Gaza live updates: Biden had ‘very direct’ meeting with Netanyahu
Getty Images – STOCK/KeithBinns (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan [Read More…]
Series of assassinations leaves Yahya Sinwar de facto Hamas leader and top Israeli target: Experts
Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Palestinian Hamas Islamist movement takes part in a rally organized to mark the movement’s 35th founding anniversary, in Gaza City, Palestine, Dec. 14, 2022. — Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty [Read More…]
Brittney Griner reacts to Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich’s release: ‘Head over heels’
Gregory Shamus/Getty Images (PARIS) — WNBA star Brittney Griner, who spent 10 months detained in Russia, said she is “head over heels” after the release of Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, who were freed [Read More…]
Why were Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan being held prisoner in Russia?
Moscow City Court Press Service/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Here’s a look at the Americans returning to the United States as part of the prisoner exchange with Russia happening Thursday. Evan Gershkovich The [Read More…]
Out of Gaza, into uncertainty: critically injured Palestinian family escapes with help of ‘angel’ IDF medic
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The plight of Palestinians trapped in war-torn Gaza has captivated the world since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, but people who fled the region for medical [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas claims leader was assassinated in his room by rocket
Getty Images – STOCK/KeithBinns (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan [Read More…]
What to know about Ismail Haniyeh, assassinated leader of Hamas’ political bureau
Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (JERUSALEM and LONDON) — Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader who was assassinated early Wednesday in Iran, was a longtime antagonist of Israel who rose to become leader of the [Read More…]
Palestinians allege abuse by IDF, settlers in West Bank
A queue of Palestinian vehicles waits at the Beit Furik checkpoint, east of the city of Nablus in the West Bank, July 7, 2024. (Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A Palestinian [Read More…]
US carries out defensive airstrike in Iraq: Officials
CT757fan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. military conducted a defensive airstrike south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, according to two U.S. officials. “U.S. forces in Iraq conducted a defensive airstrike in the Musayib in [Read More…]
Violent protest breaks out in UK after vigil over stabbing spree: Police
Riot police hold back protesters near a burning police vehicle after disorder broke out on July 30, 2024 in Southport, England. (Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A violent protest broke out in the United Kingdom [Read More…]
Two dead after Israel targets senior Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr in strike on Beirut
KeithBinns/Getty Images (BEIRUT, Lebanon) — Two people are dead and 20 others were injured after Israel launched a strike on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on Tuesday that targeted a senior Hezbollah commander as [Read More…]
Taylor Swift ‘in shock’ after horrific UK stabbing, as police say third child dies
Police officers and forensic personnel put up a fence on Hart Street in Southport, northwest England, on July 29, 2024, following a knife attack. (Darren Staples/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — A third young girl [Read More…]
Twelve-year-old killed by gunmen on jet skis targeting rival drug dealer, officials say
General view of beaches along Cancun hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Dec. 4, 2023. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A 12-year-old boy was killed on a beach in Cancun after gunmen [Read More…]
US officials voice ‘serious concerns’ over contested Venezuelan election results
saraidasilva/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following an election clouded by irregularities, the Biden administration on Monday called on Venezuela’s electoral authority to release detailed polling data to support its claim that the country’s autocratic leader Nicolas [Read More…]
Two kids dead, 11 people hurt in stabbing attack at Taylor Swift dance event in United Kingdom, 17-year-old arrested
Getty Images – STOCK/Mykola Romanovskyy (LONDON) — Two children were killed and 11 people were injured in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed event at a dance school in the United Kingdom, police said. [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel strikes ‘deep inside’ Lebanon after deadly attack
Getty Images – STOCK/KeithBinns (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan [Read More…]
Malnutrition spreads in Gaza, says UN: How a 16-year-old is fighting to stay alive
Getty Images – STOCK/pawel.gaul (DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza) — Bashayer Al-Abeed is 16 years old and has been hospitalized in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, for four months. In March, a bombing destroyed her home, killed her entire [Read More…]
At least 8 stabbed in ‘major’ incident in United Kingdom, 17-year-old arrested
Getty Images – STOCK/Mykola Romanovskyy (LONDON) — A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that injured at least eight people in the United Kingdom, police and emergency officials said Monday. The [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel strikes ‘deep inside’ Lebanon after deadly attack
Getty Images – STOCK/KeithBinns (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan [Read More…]
French train networks partially restored after sabotage attack
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images (PARIS) — Services to the French rail networks have been partially restored following Friday’s sabotage attack ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony. Crews worked through the night amid inclement weather to restore [Read More…]