Aid trucks begin moving ashore via Gaza pier, U.S. says
Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on …
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Putin and Xi stress their partnership as Russia pushes in northeastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict at a Beijing summit Thursday, where the two leaders reaffirmed a “no-limits” partnership that …
Zelenskyy cancels planned foreign trip as Russia makes gains in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy postponed all foreign travel as the battlefield situation continued to deteriorate on Wednesday, with Ukrainian officials saying Russian infantry had entered the northeastern border town of …
Residents of northeast Ukraine flee latest Russian advance
Only a few hundred residents remain in the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeast Ukraine, where Kyiv’s troops are locked in intense battles with the Russian army, according to local …
Israel risks ‘insurgency with many armed Hamas left,’ U.S. secretary of state says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza, saying Israeli tactics have meant …
‘We were very afraid’: Former hostage speaks about surviving Hamas captivity in Gaza
A former hostage, who was rescued by the Israeli military in February, is describing how he survived 129 days in captivity in Gaza. On Oct. 7, Argentine-Israeli Luis Har was taken …
Israel issues new evacuation orders for Rafah amid expanding offensive in packed city
Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as it prepares to expand its military operation closer to …
Biden administration thinks Israeli use of U.S. weapons in Gaza likely violated international law
The Biden administration said Friday that Israel’s use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law, but wartime conditions prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain in …
Russia launches new ground assault in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region
Ukraine rushed reinforcements to its northeastern Kharkiv region on Friday to hold off a Russian attempt to breach local defences, authorities said, signalling a tactical switch in the war, by …
Netanyahu dismisses U.S. threat to withhold weapons if Israel launches full Rafah assault
Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed U.S. President Joe Biden’s threat to withhold weapons from the country if …