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Middle East crisis live: Talks due over possible Lebanon ceasefire but Hamas rules out short-term Gaza truce

Senior US officials to meet Israeli counterparts to discuss possible deal to end Lebanon conflict as Hamas says it wants a lasting solution in Gaza. Reuters reports that the Israeli military ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

14 people killed when lightning hits a church in a remote refugee camp in Uganda

Fourteen people were killed when lightning struck a church in a refugee camp in northern Uganda, according to police

World - ABC News - November 4

While Syrian refugees don't want to return, officials in Lebanon and Syria see exodus as opportunity

Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have returned to their country since Israel launched a massive aerial bombardment on wide swathes of Lebanon in September

World - ABC News - November 9

Women suing over Idaho's abortion ban describe dangerous pregnancies, becoming 'medical refugees'

Four women suing over Idaho’s strict abortion ban told a judge Tuesday how excitement over their pregnancies turned to grief and fear after they learned their fetuses were not likely to survive to ...

Health - ABC News - November 12

Women suing over Idaho abortion ban said they felt like "medical refugees"

One couple took out a loan to cover the out-of-network costs of an abortion and drove eight hours to a hospital in the neighboring state.

They fled war in Sudan. Now, women in refugee camps say they’re being forced to have sex to survive

Some women who fled the war in Sudan say they face sexual exploitation as refugees in Chad

World - ABC News - November 16

'Don't forget us': Teenage refugee reminds Gen Z of silenced Afghan girls

Nila Ibrahimi won the International Children's Peace Prize for her work giving Afghan girls a voice.

Yanks' Soto on free agency: Open to every team

Yankees star Juan Soto expressed excitement over being a free agent and said he's "open to listen to every single team."

Sports - ESPN - October 31

Secrets and spies — the women at the heart of espionage agencies

Two revealing books explore the unsung work and elusive lives of secretaries and intelligence agents on both sides of the Atlantic

Business - Financial Times - November 2

Soto will take time in free agency, Boras says

Juan Soto will take his time surveying the free agent market before signing with a team, according to his agent.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

Who will lead energy, environment agencies under Trump?

Energy and environment agencies may be helmed during the second Trump administration by officials who have served under the president-elect before. Several ex-Trump officials are among the leading ...

Politics - The Hill - November 10

Ramaswamy: 'We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright'

Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who accepted a role alongside Elon Musk in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration to lead the new "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), said ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

UK fraud agency opens bribery investigation of Thales

Probe of defence group will be jointly conducted with France’s Parquet National Financier

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

'What about the people in Gaza?': Pro-Palestinian protester interrupts Biden's speech

At least one pro-Palestinian protester interrupted President Biden during his formal apology for the United States’ Native American boarding school policy during remarks in Arizona.

Politics - NBC News - October 25

Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza

Microsoft has fired two employees who organized an unauthorized vigil at the company’s headquarters for Palestinians killed in Gaza during Israel’s yearlong war with Hamas

Tech - ABC News - October 25

Palestinian officials say Israeli strikes in northern Gaza kill 22

World - ABC News - October 27

Israel bill to restrict UN relief for Palestinians sparks ‘grave concern’

Foreign ministers of seven major nations oppose draft legislation that could hobble UN aid agency UNRWA

Business - Financial Times - October 27

Gaza Health Ministry: Palestinian death toll rises above 43,000

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Brown University suspends pro-Palestinian group following protests

Brown University has suspended the school's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine while it investigates allegations of violent threats made during a recent protest. WJAR's Erin Coogan reports.

Politics - NBC News - October 28

Brown University suspends its chapter of pro-Palestinian student group

Brown University suspended the pro-Palestinian group after it protested the university's decision not to divest its endowment from companies that support Israel.

Far-right Israeli settler movement aims to push Palestinians out of Gaza

Following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas, a far-right Israeli settler movement began advancing efforts to drive Palestinians out of Gaza even if it violates international ...

Strike on Gaza Hospital Destroys UN Supplies, Palestinian Officials Say

Israeli troops had withdrawn from Kamal Adwan Hospital after arresting most of the medical staff. The Israeli military said it was “unaware of a strike” there.

World - The New York Times - October 31

Destructive Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills 5, Palestinians Say

The Israeli military said its soldiers had engaged in close combat in the Nur Shams area of the occupied territory.

World - The New York Times - November 1

An Israeli strike kills 20 in north Gaza, where Palestinians say they've had little food for weeks

Palestinian officials say an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed at least 20 people, mostly women and children

World - ABC News - November 5

Israel Strikes Syria for Second Day, Targeting Hezbollah Weapons Facilities

The military said the attacks were meant to reduce the transfer of weapons and intelligence from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah, the armed group in Lebanon.

World - The New York Times - November 5

Image of Athens mayor wearing Palestinian flag shirt is altered

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF

Brig Gen Itzik Cohen said in a briefing that aid would only be allowed to enter south of Gaza Strip, not the north. Israeli ground forces are getting closer to “the complete evacuation” of northern ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of attackers. Experts expect it to be struck down

Israel’s parliament has passed a law that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations

World - ABC News - November 7

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