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Red Cross reprimanded hostage families: 'Think about the Palestinians'
The Red Cross has sparked outrage in Israel with how it has handled the mass kidnapping and massacre conducted by Hamas.
Palestinian PM says does not rule out Hamas as 'junior partner' after war
Mohammad Shtayyeh tells Bloomberg Israel's goal to collapse Hamas 'unrealistic,' terror group should assist in establishment of 'new independent state including West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem'
Biden warns of NATO war with Russia if aid disappears
President says history will judge 'extreme Republicans' harshly if they don't support Ukraine funding package
Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral to reopen to the public in 2024 after devastating fire
The Parisian icon is set to reopen five years after the disastrous fire.
UK Foreign Secretary to US: Blocking Ukraine aid would be "Christmas present" to Putin
Freed Hamas Hostages Were Sexually Assaulted in Captivity: Doctor
A doctor who treated some of the 110 hostages Hamas has released says at least 10 men and women among them were sexually assaulted or abused.
Zelenskyy lights Hanukkah candles together with Ukrainian rabbis
On the occasion of the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, together with representatives of the Jewish clergy of Ukraine, took part in the Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony.
Col. Richard Kemp: IDF kills fewer civilians per combatant than most other armies
Former commander of British forces in Afghanistan praises 2:1 civilian to combatant death ratio in Gaza compared to other wars.
EU approves ban on destruction of unsold clothing
The EU has approved a ban on the destruction of unsold clothing. New rules will also ensure products are more enviromentally friendly and that goods are also more easily repaired and recycled.
Belgium wants to deny entry to violent Israeli settlers from occupied West Bank
Belgium wants to deny entry to Israeli settlers from the occupied West Bank involved in violence against Palestinians, vice prime minister Petra De Sutter said on Thursday.
Spain Expels US Diplomats Over Spy Scandal
Penn loses $100 million donation after antisemitism hearing
U.K. says Russia's intelligence service behind sustained attempts to meddle in British democracy
Russia's intelligence services targeted high-profile British politicians, civil servants and journalists with cyberespionage and "malicious cyberactivity" as part of sustained attempts to interfere in U.K. political processes, Britain's government said Thursday.
Apple admits to secretly giving governments push notification data
Apple to update transparency report to break out push notification data requests.
Russia tricks US actors into appearing in propaganda videos
Videos of actors like Elijah Wood posted on Cameo have been used to spread falsehoods about Ukraine.
Venezuela Brands US-Guyana Military Drills 'Provocation'
IDF says Hamas firing rockets from Gaza safe zones as civilian scramble for shelter
Tesla loses legal action in Sweden as dispute with Nordic unions escalates
Court decides postal service does not have to deliver licence plates, for now, in latest twist in row over collective bargaining
Russia warns US that Ukraine will be its ‘second Vietnam’
‘We can’t let Putin win,’ Biden said on Wednesday.