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Chinese fighter jet nearly collides with American B-52 bomber over South China Sea: US officials
yorkfoto/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Chinese fighter pilot nearly crashed into an American B-52 bomber over the South China Sea during a nighttime intercept on Tuesday, according to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The Chinese pilot “demonstrated [Read More…]
27 dead after Hurricane Otis makes landfall in Mexico as Category 5 storm
ABC News (NEW YORK) — At least 27 are dead and several others missing after Hurricane Otis came ashore with record ferocity on Mexico’s western shore early Wednesday, according to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli tanks briefly enter Gaza, IDF says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]
Biden says he ‘did not demand’ Israel delay ground incursion due to hostages
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he “did not demand” Israel delay a ground incursion of Gaza in an effort to protect hostages and keep humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza. “What I [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Gaza sees deadliest day since conflict began
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says it targeted Hamas, Hezbollah, Syrian military
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]
‘Catastrophic damage’ likely as Hurricane Otis makes landfall in Mexico as Category 5 storm, NOAA says
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Otis strengthened on Wednesday to a Category 5 storm as it made landfall in Mexico, where it’s likely to bring “catastrophic damage,” the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The [Read More…]
Sudan now one of the ‘worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history’
AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — United Nations Humanitarian and Emergency Relief Chief Martin Griffiths has said half-a-year of war has plunged Sudan into “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history.” As battles [Read More…]
Blinken backs Israel at UNSC but says ‘humanitarian pauses must be considered’ to protect civilians
State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy (NEW YORK) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday delivered a forceful defense of Israel’s military actions but said that “humanitarian pauses must be considered” to protect civilians [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Gaza to run out of fuel Wednesday night, UNRWA says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]
Israeli hostage released says she was kept in tunnels under Gaza
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One of the two hostages released by Hamas on Monday, 85-year-old Yocheved Lifschitz, spoke with reporters from the lobby of the Tel Aviv hospital where she is being treated, saying [Read More…]
Scientists have discovered an ancient river landscape hidden beneath the East Antarctica Ice Sheet
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Global warming could reveal an ancient river landscape that has been preserved underneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet for millions of years, according to a new [Read More…]
Icelandic women striking for gender pay equality
Tetra Images/Getty Images (LONDON) — Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including the prime minister, are on Tuesday set to take part in the European nation’s first full-day women’s strike in 48 years. Known [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: ‘I’ve been through hell,’ released hostage says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]
Gazan refugees stranded in West Bank amid deadly raids, rising settler violence
ABC News (RAMALLAH, West Bank) — Mariam doesn’t know when she’ll go home. She lives in Gaza, but says she was being treated for cancer in an Israeli hospital when Hamas launched their surprise Oct. [Read More…]
Delay in possible Israel ground assault provides troops with better prep: Experts
200mm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With all eyes on the Israel-Hamas war, and Israeli Defense Forces airstrikes happening daily in Gaza, world leaders and others have been anxiously awaiting what some experts say is an [Read More…]
Trapped in Gaza for two weeks, hundreds of American citizens still not able to leave
Courtesty of Abood Okal (NEW YORK) — While extensive, international negotiations have now led to the release of four hostages captured by Hamas, scores of foreign nationals in Gaza, including as many as 600 Americans, [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza updates: Two Israeli hostages released by Hamas, Israeli Hostage Center says
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more were injured after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Two Israeli hostages released by Hamas, Israeli Hostage Center says
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more were injured after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Hundreds of Gaza targets struck overnight, Israel says
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more were injured after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated [Read More…]