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Aug 23, 20242 min read
US envoy tells UN: Gaza ceasefire deal 'now is in sight'
UNITED NATIONS - A Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal "now is in sight," the U.S. envoy to the United Nations told the Security...


Aug 22, 20243 min read
Biden presses Netanyahu on need to reach Gaza truce deal
CAIRO/JERUSALEM - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the urgency of sealing a...


Aug 22, 20241 min read
Israeli PM says troops will not leave Philadelphi corridor in Gaza
JERUSALEM - Israel has not agreed to withdraw its troops from the so-called Philadelphi corridor along the border between Egypt and Gaza,...


Aug 21, 20244 min read
Blinken wraps up Mideast trip with Gaza deal still elusive
DOHA - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker...


Aug 20, 20241 min read
Israeli military retrieves bodies of six hostages held in Gaza
JERUSALEM - Israel retrieved the bodies of six hostages from the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza overnight, according to statements...


Aug 19, 20243 min read
Democrats, protesters gather in Chicago to cheer, challenge Harris and Biden
CHICAGO - Democrats gathered in Chicago on Monday to celebrate Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign for the White House against...


Aug 19, 20242 min read
Pro-Palestinian protests loom ahead of first day of Democratic convention
CHICAGO - Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters were expected to gather at the Democratic National Convention on its opening...


Aug 19, 20243 min read
Factbox-What is G7's plan for financial aid to Ukraine?
The Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies agreed in June to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets to give Ukraine $50 billion in loans,...


Aug 19, 20244 min read
Blinken warns Israel and Hamas of last chance to end Gaza war
JERUSALEM/CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Monday that the latest push for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release...


Aug 19, 20242 min read
Factbox-Gaza ceasefire talks: The main sticking points
JERUSALEM/CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel stepping up diplomatic pressure in a last-ditch attempt to secure a...


Aug 17, 20244 min read
Gaza ceasefire talks paused with resumption planned next week
DOHA/CAIRO - Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha paused on Friday with negotiators to meet again next week seeking an agreement to end fighting...


Aug 16, 20243 min read
Gaza ceasefire negotiations extend to another day as death toll exceeds 40,000
DOHA/CAIRO - Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement as...
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