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US warns Israel to fight in a more targeted way in Gaza, officials say
Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is warning Israel to fight in a more targeted way once the pause ends in order to avoid displacing more Palestinians and worsening the humanitarian crisis, senior [Read More…]

Virgin Atlantic makes maiden transatlantic flight using 100% green fuel
Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Virgin Boeing 787 took off from London’s Heathrow Airport en route to New York on Tuesday. Virgin Atlantic just became the first airline to power a transatlantic flight [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: 12 hostages released in latest exchange: IDF
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]

Ukrainian forces under intense pressure in key eastern battle
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ukrainian forces are under intense pressure around a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine, where the Russian military has made some of its greatest gains this year, according to the [Read More…]

“WSJ” reporter’s pre-trial detention in Russia extended into January
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (LONDON) — A Moscow court extended on Tuesday the pre-trial detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter accused of spying. Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter in the newspaper’s Moscow bureau, was arrested [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: 5th hostage transfer begins, Israeli source says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]

Ukrainian forces under intense pressure in key eastern battle
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ukrainian forces are under intense pressure around a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine, where the Russian military has made some of its greatest gains this year, according to the [Read More…]

“WSJ” reporter’s pre-trial detention in Russia extended into January
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (LONDON) — A Moscow court extended on Tuesday the pre-trial detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter accused of spying. Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter in the newspaper’s Moscow bureau, was arrested [Read More…]

Pentagon says Somali pirates likely behind seizure of commercial ship near Yemen
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor A. Elberg/U.S. Navy photo (WASHINGTON) — Attackers who seized a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden this weekend appear to have been Somali pirates, the Defense Department’s top [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Talks underway to further extend truce, Israeli source says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]

“WSJ” reporter’s pre-trial detention in Russia extended into January
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (LONDON) — A Moscow court extended on Tuesday the pre-trial detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter accused of spying. Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter in the newspaper’s Moscow bureau, was arrested [Read More…]

Pentagon says Somali pirates likely behind seizure of commercial ship near Yemen
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor A. Elberg/U.S. Navy photo (WASHINGTON) — Attackers who seized a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden this weekend appear to have been Somali pirates, the Defense Department’s top [Read More…]

Prince William briefed the press about Prince Harry, author claims in new book
Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prince William briefed the press about his younger brother Prince Harry amid the ongoing rift between the two brothers, according to a new book about Britain’s [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: 11 more Israeli hostages released
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Agreement reached to extend truce for two more days
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]

North Korea redeploys troops to surveillance posts along DMZ after withdrawing from military agreement with South Korea
South Korean Defense Ministry (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea has redeployed troops and equipment at the front-line guard posts within the Demilitarized Zone after withdrawing from a military agreement with South Korea last week. [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Sources say there are ‘problems’ with Monday’s hostage list
pawel.gaul/Getty Images 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 a bombing campaign [Read More…]

Critically endangered Sumatran rhino born at Indonesian sanctuary
Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry A sanctuary in Indonesia is celebrating the birth of a Sumatran rhino, the most threatened species of rhinoceros in the world. The healthy male calf was born on Saturday [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: 20 hostages, 39 Palestinians to be released after delay
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…]

‘Double joy’: Rare elephant twins born in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
@gilbert_sabinga/Save the Elephants (LONDON) — An elephant in Kenya has given birth to a rare set of twins, conservation group Save the Elephants has announced. The two baby elephant calves – both female – were [Read More…]