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Israeli government failed to protect citizens in Oct. 7 attacks, civilian-led probe finds

The Israeli government failed in its “duty to protect its citizens” in the lead-up to and during the Oct. 7, attacks, an Israeli civilian report said Tuesday.

"Citizen" Bill Clinton

Former President Bill Clinton proudly wears the title of "citizen," which is also the title of his new book, "Citizen: My Life After the White House." He sits down with correspondent Tracy Smith to ...

Torture Is a Russian Tactic in Occupied Ukraine, Civilians Say

Moscow is employing a variety of tactics, including torture and forced Russian citizenship, to try to obliterate Ukrainian identity, former detainees and human rights groups say.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

Drone strikes on civilians suggest new Russian tactics of fear in Ukraine

Ukrainians tell of their fear as BBC Verify analyses videos appearing to show drone strikes on civilians.

The widening Mideast conflict's impact on innocent civilians

Iran's supreme leader threatened Israel and the U.S. with a "crushing response" after recent Israeli military attacks on Iran and its allies. Debora Patta reports on the innocent civilians ...

Ohio measure establishing citizen redistricting commission fails

A ballot measure that would have established a new body for drawing the state maps in Ohio, removing elected officials entirely, is projected to fail — dealing a blow to Democrats, according to ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

US citizen arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for China

An American citizen who allegedly spied for China was arrested on Thursday, Germany's federal prosecutor office said, as reported by The Associated Press. The suspect, Martin D., was arrested in ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Antisemitic Attacks in Amsterdam Prompt Tight Security at Jewish Sites

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof condemned an overnight wave of violence as Israel begins efforts to evacuate its citizens.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 8

Israel evacuates citizens from Amsterdam after attacks

Israel is evacuating citizens from Amsterdam following hit-and-run scooter attacks on Israeli fans in the city following a soccer game, which authorities have condemned as antisemitic. Five people ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

American citizen found dead at luxury hotel in Ireland

An American citizen has been found dead at a luxury hotel in Ireland, police said.

The Trump administration’s next target: naturalized US citizens

Even “documented” immigrants will not be safe, because Miller has declared that he will pursue the seldom-used process of “denaturalization” to go after people who have been citizens for years or ...

Politics - The Hill - November 18

U.S. condemns Israeli airstrikes that killed dozens of civilians in Gaza

The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said dozens of civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports on the U.S. response and ...

US attempts to broker ceasefire as civilians killed in Lebanon and Israel

IDF airstrikes kill 45 people while seven die, including four Thai workers, in rocket attack on northern Israel. Senior US officials have held talks in Israel aimed at brokering a ceasefire with ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Fleeing civilians say Israeli siege and strikes killing dozens in Gaza

"There is no food or drink," one north Gaza resident fleeing from Israel's devastating offensive said. "Hunger has killed us."

World - CBS News - November 5

Israel expands assault in north Gaza, says civilians can't come back

Israeli ground forces have "started to operate" around a northern Gaza town, expanding an anti-Hamas offensive that will apparently see residents kept out indefinitely.

'My conscripted husband is now dead': How Myanmar's war is killing civilians

World - Yahoo News - November 10

'My husband was forcibly conscripted. Months later he was dead'

Myanmar's mandatory conscription has upended the lives of countless people. The BBC spoke to four of them.

Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report

Myanmar’s military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021

World - ABC News - November 15

NATO: Russia's strikes on Ukraine's power grid terrorizes civilians

World - Yahoo News - November 17

Mali’s Junta Replaces Civilian Prime Minister With One of Its Own

The prime minister had been fired for criticizing the country’s junta.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Protecting Nature, With the U.S. on the Sidelines

As the world gathers this week for U.N. biodiversity negotiations, the U.S. hasn’t ratified a decades-old treaty to protect nature.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Russia's embassy in Pakistan says it is verifying reports that one of its citizens was abducted

Russia’s embassy in Pakistan says it is attempting to verify reports that one of its citizens was abducted in the South Asian nation’s troubled northwest

World - ABC News - October 29

Iran executes a Jewish citizen convicted of murder following a dispute over money

Iran has executed a Jewish citizen convicted of murdering another man following a personal dispute

World - ABC News - November 4

U.S. citizen who helped Russia from Ukraine appears in Moscow

A U.S. citizen who was spirited out of eastern Ukraine by Russian special forces after helping the Kremlin target Ukrainian troops said in Moscow on Saturday he had asked for Russian citizenship.

U.S. citizen arrested in Germany on suspicion of offering military intelligence to China

A U.S. citizen suspected of offering intelligence about the American military to China has been arrested in the German city of Frankfurt.

Germany arrests a US citizen over accusations of spying for China

Germany’s federal prosecutor office said it arrested an American citizen who allegedly spied for China

World - ABC News - November 7

Israel passes law to deport relatives of attackers, including citizens

Opponents say the legislation, which would apply to close family members, is unconstitutional.

Judge declares Biden immigration program for spouses of U.S. citizens illegal

The ruling is a major defeat for the outgoing Biden administration, which argued the policy promoted family unity among mixed-status households.

Biden immigration program for spouses of U.S. citizens declared illegal by judge

A judge has struck down a Biden administration program that would offer legal status to undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens. The judge, who was appointed by President-elect Trump ...

Hyundai appoints US citizen as co-chief to face Trump challenges

South Korean carmaker’s first foreign head may have to combat higher tariffs and end of electric vehicle subsidies

World - Financial Times - November 15

Book excerpt: "Citizen: My Life After the White House" by Bill Clinton

The former president writes about his life after leaving office, when he was determined to "live in the present and for the future."

Survey: Border security and terrorism top threats for EU citizens

World - Yahoo News - November 20

China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle

Chinese black market operators are openly recruiting government agency insiders, paying them for access to surveillance data and then reselling it online—no questions asked.

Tech - Wired - 6 days ago

Elon Musk to ‘summon MPs to US to explain threats to American citizens’

World’s richest man responds to UK parliamentarians saying they will call him to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation during riots. Elon Musk has said UK MPs “will be summoned to ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Colombia to require visas for British citizens in response to UK visa restrictions

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro says that his country will impose visa requirements on British citizens

World - ABC News - 11 hours ago

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