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Biden Administration Issues Warning to Israel on Gaza Aid
on 15 Ottobre 2024 at 18:32
The administration is urging Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or risk a cut to arms sales, the starkest threat by the U.S. since the war began last year.
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How the U.S. Is Trying to Challenge China’s Cobalt Chokehold
on 15 Ottobre 2024 at 14:10
Talks over mining company Chemaf in Congo are part of a push by the Biden administration to secure global supplies of a metal used in everything from jet fighters and drones to electric-vehicle batteries.
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Exhausted Gazans Defy Evacuation Orders as Israel Presses New Offensive
on 15 Ottobre 2024 at 13:20
Many Palestinians are staying put as Israel’s military orders civilians to leave large parts of northern Gaza as it conducts an offensive against Hamas militants.
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Inside Israel’s Ground Offensive in Lebanon
on 15 Ottobre 2024 at 4:57
Thousands of troops are on the hunt for Hezbollah infrastructure along the border.
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Behind Xi Jinping’s Pivot on Broad China Stimulus
on 15 Ottobre 2024 at 4:57
A bevy of bad news prompted action from the leader—but not a full U-turn.
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Israel Assures U.S. It Will Not Strike Iran’s Oil and Nuclear Facilities, Officials Say
on 15 Ottobre 2024 at 1:32
The U.S. has sought to contain Israel’s planned counterattack on Tehran, hoping to head off a wider war in the Middle East.
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Canada, India Expel Diplomats in Escalating Dispute Over Sikh Activist’s Killing
on 14 Ottobre 2024 at 21:51
The decision is the latest flare-up between the countries since the killing of an activist in 2023.
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Nobel for Economics Awarded to Authors of ‘Why Nations Fail’ and an Ex-IMF Figure
on 14 Ottobre 2024 at 19:50
The prize was given to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson for work that advanced the understanding of differences in prosperity between countries.
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Fair-Wage Advocate Lilly Ledbetter Dies at 86
on 14 Ottobre 2024 at 18:47
Her fight for equal wages inspired the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.
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China Launches Sea and Air Drills Around Taiwan
on 14 Ottobre 2024 at 16:58
The one-day military exercises followed a speech by Taiwan’s president last week that reaffirmed the island’s sovereignty.
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Deadly Hezbollah Strike Shows Growing Threat Posed by Drones
on 14 Ottobre 2024 at 15:47
The attack by Hezbollah highlights a weak spot in Israel’s vaunted air defense system that military officials say is hard to counter.
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Ukraine Faces Bleak Winter as Russia Ramps Up Assaults, U.S. Support Trickles In
on 14 Ottobre 2024 at 4:02
President Volodymyr Zelensky is pleading for more arms and other assistance to help end the war on favorable terms, but the Biden administration is skeptical.
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China Keeps World Guessing on Size of Fiscal Stimulus
on 14 Ottobre 2024 at 3:15
Beijing’s finance minister laid out spending plans but left investors hanging on the scale and scope of economic rescue efforts.
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Worldwide Efforts to Reverse the Baby Shortage Are Falling Flat
on 14 Ottobre 2024 at 1:00
Subsidized minivans, no income taxes: Countries have rolled out a range of benefits to encourage bigger families, with no luck.
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U.S. Is Sending Antimissile System to Israel to Bolster Defenses Against Iran
on 13 Ottobre 2024 at 20:08
The move comes as U.S. and Israel are holding talks on a possible Israeli attack on Iran.
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Hezbollah Tunnel Entrances Abut U.N. Peacekeeping Position, Israel Alleges
on 13 Ottobre 2024 at 17:07
The Israeli military took reporters into Lebanon to see tunnel shafts that it said were among hundreds of tunnel entrances and underground bunkers used by Hezbollah.
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Attacks on Gay Rights Push Russia’s LGBTQ Community Into the Shadows
on 13 Ottobre 2024 at 4:01
Moscow has accelerated its drive against sexual minorities over the past several months, leaving an entire generation of the LGBTQ community with a difficult choice.
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A Port Deal Unsettles U.S. Counterterror Fight in the Horn of Africa
on 13 Ottobre 2024 at 4:01
The pact between Ethiopia and Somaliland has enraged Somalia, but could provide Ethiopia access to a naval base in the breakaway region.
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Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond Dies at 69
on 12 Ottobre 2024 at 19:39
The political leader championed Scottish independence from the U.K. for decades.
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Israel Says Documents Found in Gaza Show Hamas’s Attack Planning, Iran Ties
on 12 Ottobre 2024 at 18:07
Letters and meeting minutes shared by Israel’s military appear to show Hamas seeking funding from Tehran and trying to win support from Hezbollah.