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Iceland’s meteorological office reported Friday the Nordic Island nation’s southwestern Reykjanes Peninsula has been experiencing a “seismic swarm” of small earthquakes over the last three days, with at least 5,800 recorded since it began and around 1,000 since midnight Thursday. In a series of reports on its website, the meteorological office — known as the […]
Latest developments: Israel’s military conducts ground incursion into Gaza for the second day in a row, followed by a barrage of fresh airstrikes targeting Hamas militants. U.S. military launches airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the Pentagon. The Gaza-based Ministry of Health — an […]
MANILA — The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea. Philippine diplomats summoned a Chinese Embassy official in Manila on Monday for […]
Ukrainian officials said Monday that Russian forces attacked overnight with drones and a cruise missile that targeted different parts of the country. Ukraine’s air force said it downed all 14 attack drones, including 13 Iranian-made Shahed drones, as well as the cruise missile. Oleh Kiper, the regional governor of Odesa, said debris from one of […]
SYDNEY — Australian researchers say they have produced the most comprehensive view of the history of the universe to date. An Australian National University team says their study offers new ideas about how the universe might have started. The research team says the study’s aim was to understand the origins of all the objects in the […]
Biden Visits Israel; Jordan Visit Canceled After Gaza Hospital Blast Latest developments: Hundreds killed when rocket hits Gaza City’s Ahli Arab Hospital. Israel blames explosion on Palestinian militants; Palestinian Islamic Jihad spokesman denies the group is responsible. U.S. President Joe Biden arrives for Israel visit, but a meeting with Arab leaders in Jordan postponed. […]
The latest: Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said Hamas is blocking civilian Gazans from evacuating northern areas. U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas about the urgent need of humanitarian aid in Gaza, the White House says. U.S. sends second aircraft carrier “to deter hostile actions against Israel,” the Pentagon said. […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv on Thursday as part of a Middle East tour to show Washington’s solidarity with Israel after the attacks by Palestinian Hamas militants and to work to prevent the conflict from widening. Blinken will also try to help secure the release of hostages kidnapped by Hamas […]
The latest: Israel forms national unity government to fight Hamas Israel deploys 300,000 troops near Gaza, with Israeli and militant forces continuing to launch missiles at each other US says 22 Americans killed in Hamas attacks Hamas media say electricity out in Palestinian enclave Israel says 1,200 killed in Hamas raid; Gaza says 1,055 killed […]
NAIROBI, KENYA — A Kenyan court on Monday temporarily suspended a government plan to send police to Haiti on a U.N.-backed mission aiming to restore calm to the gang-infested Caribbean nation. The U.N. Security Council last week approved a Kenyan-led multinational security force for the troubled country, with Nairobi promising 1,000 police officers. But a Nairobi […]
