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Israel’s surprise bombardment plunged Palestinians back into ‘hell’
Deir El Balah: The Israeli bombs began falling before dawn, lighting the sky with orange flares and shattering the stillness. The surprise wave of airstrikes plunged Palestinians back into a nightmare they…
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Photos: Stuck NASA astronauts returns home
Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled…
- World
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service
Washington: A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., ruled that Trump’s order to exclude…
- Middle East
Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds are ‘only beginning’
Deir al-Balah: Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing more than 400 Palestinians, local health officials said, and shattering a ceasefire in place since January with its deadliest bombardment…
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Families of hostages in Gaza are terrified they won’t return after Israel resumes fighting
Tel Aviv: When a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began two months ago, Herut Nimrodi knew it would take time before her son was released from captivity in Gaza. The 20-year-old soldier…
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Trump, Putin discuss Ukraine ceasefire in hour-long call
Washington: President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have concluded a more than hour-long call as the White House pushes its 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine aimed at ending the grinding war.…
- Middle East
Over 400 killed as Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza
Deir Al-Balah: Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was hitting Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect…
- Middle East
Israel hits Gaza with new airstrikes killing at least 235 after truce talks stall
Deir Al-Balah: Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was striking dozens of Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire…
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US & Iran-backed Houthis both vow escalation after airstrikes target rebels in Yemen
Cairo: The United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are both vowing escalation after the US launched airstrikes to deter the rebels from attacking military and commercial vessels on one of…
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Hundreds of immigrants deported by Trump admin despite judge’s order
Washington: The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan…
- Middle East
Iran denies aiding Yemen’s Houthi rebels after US strikes, threat from Trump
Tehran: Iran on Sunday once again denied aiding Yemen’s Houthi rebels after the United States launched a wave of airstrikes against them and President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would be held…
- Middle East
Death toll in US airstrikes on Yemen Houthis climbs to 31
Sanaa: The Houthi rebel-run Health Ministry says the death toll from US strikes on Yemen has climbed to 31, including women and children. Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesperson for the ministry, said Sunday…
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US arrests 2nd person who participated in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia
New York: Immigration officials have arrested a second person who participated in Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and have revoked the visa of another student, they announced Friday. Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian…
- Middle East
Dozens of Syrian Druze make rare visit to Israeli-controlled Golan Heights
Mandal Shams: Dozens of clerics and others from Syria’s minority Druze community crossed into the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan Heights Friday for the first time in decades. The nearly 100 Syrian…
- Middle East
Hamas agrees to release US-Israeli hostage, bodies of 4 other dual nationals
Jerusalem: Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-national hostages who died in captivity. Hamas did not…