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Houthi rebels fire missile at US warship, escalating Mideast crisis
In a further escalation of the Middle East crisis, the Houthi rebels early Saturday fired on a U.S. warship in the Gulf of Aden —…
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UN chief denounces Israel for ‘utterly unacceptable’ killings as Gaza death toll soars
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the “heart-breaking” and “utterly unacceptable” killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza on Sunday, as the number of deaths from…
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Houthis seek more Iranian weapons to step up Red Sea attacks, intel shows
Recent intelligence gathered by the U.S. and other Western countries indicates Iran-backed Houthi rebels are seeking more weapons from Tehran, raising concerns that the militant…
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Slovak PM: Ukraine must give up territory to end Russian invasion
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Saturday said the only way to end Russia’s war against Ukraine is for Kyiv to give up some of…
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Netanyahu trapped by clashing demands from war cabinet and hawks
TEL AVIV — As he tries to cling to power, Benjamin Netanyahu is being buffeted by contradictory demands over the direction of the war in…
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Biden: Two-state solution still possible with Netanyahu in power
President Joe Biden on Friday said he believed a two-state solution between the Israelis and Palestinians could still happen even with the current Israeli government…
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EU’s top diplomat accuses Israel of funding Hamas
The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell on Friday openly accused Israel of having financed the Palestinian militant group Hamas. “Hamas was financed by the Israeli…
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China won’t soon mediate on Ukraine war, Australian envoy warns
China won’t be playing a mediation role between Russia and Ukraine anytime soon, Australian ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd said, as Beijing’s priority remains…
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EU makes muddled response to crisis in the Red Sea
While the U.S. and U.K. carried out airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday — in a bid to deter attacks on ships in the Red…
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EU wants to send warships to Red Sea to tackle Houthi attacks
The European Union wants to send at least three warships to safeguard vessels in the Red Sea facing attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. According to…
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