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Trudeau criticized for calling on Israel to 'exercise maximum restraint' in Gaza
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced criticism Wednesday from Jewish leaders after he made comments that were perceived as overly critical of Israel and its efforts to destroy Hamas in Gaza.
Iran tells Hamas it will not enter the war with Israel
Iran’s supreme leader told the head of Hamas in a face-to-face meeting in Tehran that his country would not enter the war with Israel and accused the terror group of not giving any prior warning of the Oct 7 attacks.
‘Leave the gold in the ground’: Ecuador’s forest guardians mobilise against illegal mining in Amazon
The Indigenous A’i Cofán people invoke their ancestors and carry spears but also use drones, GPS mapping and the courts as they fight to protect their land from a rapacious gold rush
Surging Israeli settler violence puts West Bank Palestinians on edge
Yemen's Houthis say they launched missiles on Israeli military targets
'Israeli propaganda': Belgian parliament refuses to screen videos of Hamas atrocities
The Israeli embassy request denied on the grounds that it was an attempt to whitewash 'war crimes'; In Geneva, Israeli officials called for the Red Cross to gain access to the hostages
Ukraine Confirms Dnipro Foothold for the First Time, ‘Paving Way to Crimea’
And on Wednesday, Russia said for the first time that small groups of Ukrainian troops had established positions on the Russian-held side of the Dnipro river.
Children as Young as 10 Took Part in Hamas's Oct. 7 Terror Attack, Survivors Say
EILAT, Israel—Eran Smilansky, a 28-year-old potato farmer, on Oct. 7 watched Gazan children go from house to house in his kibbutz, followed by Hamas terrorists. The boys laughed as the gunmen shot or dragged away Israeli families.
France issues arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
BBC Apologizes for Reporting That Israel Targeted Medics, Arabic-speakers in Gaza Hospital
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Gazan criticizes Hamas on Al Jazeera as reporter turns away, ignores him
Fury after BBC says IDF is 'targeting' doctors inside Gaza hospital
IDF: Medical supplies delivered to Gaza’s Shifa Hospital
American sex offender barred from entering Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Immigration authorities have blocked an American sex offender from entering the Philippines. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday that its Border Control and
Biden says he believes deal to free dozens of hostages held in Gaza is "going to happen"
Belgium bans use of Ozempic for weight loss until summer
Belgium has decided to temporarily ban the use of Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic as a weight loss treatment amid a shortage of the medicine, according to a royal decree published in the country's Official Gazette on Tuesday.