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IDF fighter jets struck in Syria; Netanyahu says Israel won't agree to PA's return to Gaza
Netanyahu says the day after the war, Israel will have security-wise control in the Gaza Strip, with the ability to enter whenever needed to eliminate terrorists who may resurface
Microsoft chief says Russia is spreading Middle East disinformation
PARIS: Russia has been spreading "disinformation" about the situation in the Middle East, the president of Microsoft said Saturday (Nov 11), as tensions soar in the region due to the Israel-Hamas war. Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, was asked about the role of the US tech giant in promoting
Biden, Xi set to pledge ban on AI in drones and nuclear warhead control
Potential dangers of AI expected to be major focus of Wednesday’s much-awaited bilateral meeting on margins of Apec summit in San Francisco.
CNN Fires Palestinian Journalist After Claims He ‘Embedded With’ Hamas Terrorists During Oct. 7 Attack
Western media outlets cut ties with Gaza-based Hassan Eslaiah amid growing outcry in Israel
Iceland declares emergency over volcano threat - BBC News
Thousands are asked to evacuate from a town in the southwest over fears magma has spread underground.
Russia says a battalion made up of Ukrainian prisoners of war is about to be sent to fight against their own country
The soldiers took an oath to fight for Russia, state media said, and would be deployed to front lines with a formation said to be in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
30 years after illegal takeover, High Court orders settlers out of Palestinian land
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About a dozen children with cancer, blood disorders taken out of Gaza for treatment: WHO
The World Health Organization says it and other partners have helped bring about a dozen children with cancer and blood disorders out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt and Jordan for treatment.
Ukraine is expanding its bridgehead along the Dnipro River and have taken across armored vehicles for the first time, reports say
Ukrainian Marines are leading the charge to expand bridgeheads on Dnipro river.
Researchers horrified after discovering mysterious plastic rocks on a remote island — here’s what they mean
Geologists on the remote Trindade Island have discovered rocks made from plastic debris from the ocean.
Netanyahu indicates Israel will oppose Palestinian Authority’s return to Gaza after war
In very rare move, Pope dismisses conservative US bishop Strickland
Pope Francis has dismissed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, one of his fiercest critics among U.S. Roman Catholic conservatives, a Vatican statement said on Saturday.
Palestinian supporters take to waters at Port Botany in blockade campaign against Israeli ships
Protesters waved flags and chanted from the shore, while others yelled from jetskis on the water, in what organisers say is the first step of the campaign against the Israeli shipping line ZIM.
Ukraine ranks second most generous country in world, survey shows
Airline to honor $1.30 flight tickets sold during glitch
Marine Le Pen and her far-right RN party say they will attend Sunday's march against antisemitism in the French capital. But other parties say they refuse to march alongside a party founded by antisemites
Marine Le Pen and her far-right RN party say they will attend Sunday's march against antisemitism in the French capital. But other parties say they refuse to march alongside a party founded by antisemites.