Pope Francis appeals for urgent humanitarian aid for Gaza and backs cease-fire proposals ( apnews.com )
South Korea restarts anti-North Korea loudspeaker broadcasts in retaliation for trash balloons ( apnews.com )
South Korea on Sunday resumed anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in retaliation for the North sending over 1,000 balloons filled with trash and manure over the last couple of weeks. ...
Nationalist parties, far-left on the rise ahead of Sunday’s federal elections in Belgium ( apnews.com )
BRUSSELS (AP) — The last time federal elections were held in Belgium in 2019, it took nearly 18 months before a new prime minister could be sworn in to lead a seven-party coalition government....
Israel rescues 4 hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, and 210 Palestinians are reported killed ( apnews.com )
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza amid the military’s heavy air and ground assault. At least 210 dead Palestinians, including children, were brought to local hospitals, a health...
Israel Lists Names Of 17 Alleged Militants Killed In Gaza School Strike, But Many Don't Match Hospital's List Of Dead ( apnews.com )
Israel’s military said Friday an additional eight militants were among those killed in a strike on a U.N.-run school in central Gaza, raising the number of alleged militants to 17....
Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds ( apnews.com )
Blinken to push cease-fire proposal in eighth urgent Mideast trip since war in Gaza erupted ( apnews.com )
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will push for a breakthrough on President Joe Biden’s cease-fire proposal when he returns to the Middle East next week on his eighth diplomatic mission to the region since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza began in October, the State Department said Friday....
India’s Modi elected as leader of coalition and set to form new government ( apnews.com )
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday was formally elected leader of the National Democratic Alliance coalition, which won the most seats in the national election after his political party failed to win a majority on its own....
Israel rescues 4 hostages kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. ( apnews.com )
Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7....
In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation ( apnews.com )
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US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say ( apnews.com )
The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault....
Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia gain ( apnews.com )
Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain at least 9 UN staffers and others in sudden crackdown, officials say ( apnews.com )
A new 'Hunger Games' book — and movie — is coming ( apnews.com )
Life as a teen without social media isn't easy. These families are navigating adolescence offline ( apnews.com )
Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing 'friendly relations' ( apnews.com )
US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say ( apnews.com )
Israeli nationalists march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem, some chanting 'Death to Arabs' ( apnews.com )
Jurors in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial see the document at center of the case for the first time ( apnews.com )
If you want to see weaponization of the courts against a political opponent, THIS is the case to look at....
China: After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive ( apnews.com )
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Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid deaths in Gaza tent fire, experts say ( apnews.com )
Maldives will ban Israelis from entering the country over the war in Gaza ( apnews.com )
Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war ( apnews.com )
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the grinding, nearly 8-month-old Mideast war....
Blinken assails Russian misinformation after hinting US may allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia ( apnews.com )
- According to Blinken, the 'adversarial relationship' the West has with Russia is 'on the information front', adding that there is a need to effectively deal with misinformation and disinformation "which is a poison being injected into our democracies"....
IRS makes free tax return program permanent and is asking all states to join in 2025. This could deal a massive blow to private tax filing services such as TurboTax ( apnews.com )
