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Jun 11, 20243 min read
Blinken urges Middle East leaders to press Hamas for Gaza ceasefire
CAIRO/TEL AVIV -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Arab leaders to pressure Hamas to accept a ceasefire proposal...


Jun 9, 20244 min read
Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza raid that Hamas says kills 210 Palestinians
JERUSALEM/CAIRO -Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas since October in a raid in Gaza on Saturday that Palestinian...


Jun 8, 20244 min read
Explainer-Is the Hezbollah-Israel conflict about to spiral?
The conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah is dangerously poised after more than eight months of fighting triggered by the Gaza...


Jun 8, 20243 min read
Factbox-Details of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
The Gaza Strip is suffering an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe nearly eight months since Israel launched a devastating offensive in...


Jun 8, 20243 min read
Factbox-War with Israel would deepen Lebanon's myriad crises
BEIRUT - The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel is unfolding against a backdrop of deep financial and political crises in Lebanon,...


Jun 7, 20243 min read
Analysis-Can Mexico's Sheinbaum, a climate scientist, shake Lopez Obrador's oil legacy?
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, an accomplished climate scientist, could struggle to fulfill her environmental...


Jun 6, 20243 min read
World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of 'climate hell'
BRUSSELS/GENEVA -Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU's climate change...


Jun 6, 20245 min read
Act of faith: Kenya enlists evangelical pastors to guide Haiti mission
NAIROBI - In the months leading up to Kenya's deployment of police officers to Haiti, President William Ruto has consulted political...


Jun 1, 20243 min read
Factbox-What's in the new Israel ceasefire proposal Biden announced?
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday laid out a three-phase ceasefire proposal from Israel to Palestinian Islamist group Hamas...


Jun 1, 20244 min read
Biden presents new Israel ceasefire plan, calls on Hamas to accept
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said Israel had proposed a fresh Gaza ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages,...


May 30, 20242 min read
Xi says China wants to work with Arab states to resolve hot spot issues
BEIJING -China wants to work with Arab nations to resolve hot spot issues in ways conducive to upholding fairness, justice and achieving...


May 30, 20244 min read
Exclusive-Israel reopens Gaza food sales as Rafah raid chokes aid
RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Israeli military has lifted a ban on the sale of food to Gaza from Israel and the occupied West Bank as...
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