Middle East Crisis Live Pressure Grows on Israel As France Suggests Sanctions and Turkey Restricts Exports
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Middle East Crisis: Israel Says It Will Send More Troops to Rafah, Defying International Pressure
“This operation will continue,” the defense minister said after meeting with commanders in the area.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: Benny Gantz Threatens to Leave Israel’s Government
Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s war cabinet, told the Israeli prime minister he had until June 8 to address how Gaza would be governed after the war, among other unanswered questions.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: Israel Recovers the Bodies of Three Hostages Taken on Oct. 7
The three were attending the Tribe of Nova trance music festival when they disappeared. Their bodies were found by the Israeli military during an overnight operation.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Why Middle East travel is growing faster ‘than any other region’
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Israel continues operation in Rafah amid growing pressure
Israel continued its attacks in Gaza, including in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite growing international pressure to limit the scope of the offensive. Imtiaz Tyab has more.CBS News - World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: Israeli Officials Challenge Netanyahu, Laying Bare Government Divisions
Two key members of the wartime government have demanded that Israel’s leader come up with a decisive strategy for Gaza, with one issuing an ultimatum.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Ebrahim Raisi: rescuers search for Iran president after helicopter crash – live updates
President was travelling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province when helicopter came down in bad weather. Here is a video of the Israeli war cabinet minister, Benny Gantz, threatening to resign if Benjamin Netanyahu fails to adopt an agreed plan for ...The Guardian - World - Iran -
Israel's Netanyahu faces growing pressure over Gaza plan from his own war Cabinet
Pressure is mounting on Benjamin Netanyahu to change course in the seven-month war on Hamas, after a key member of his war Cabinet threatened to quit on Saturday, adding to weeks of foreign criticism.NBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Gates says campus protesters "don't know much of that history" in Middle East
"What has gone on, transpired between Israel and the Palestinians going back decades is very complex, very difficult," former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on "Face the Nation."CBS News - Top stories -
Donovan Mitchell trade rumors: 'Growing sentiment' suggests Cavaliers can re-sign star guard, per report
Mitchell is eligible for a contract extension this offseasonCBS Sports - Sports - NBA -
Israel’s Wartime Government Frays as Frustration with Netanyahu Grows
Benny Gantz, a centrist member of leadership, presented the prime minister with an ultimatum that demanded a plan for the future of Israel’s war.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Helicopter crash could reverberate across the Middle East, where Iran's influence runs wide and deep
The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials is likely to reverberate across the Middle EastABC News - World -
Do you live in one of America's 15 fastest-growing cities?
With just a couple of exceptions, the fastest growing cities in America are located in the South, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.The Hill - Politics -
Niger’s first oil exports
The west African country is on the verge of becoming a regional oil majorFinancial Times - World -
House passes Republican-backed bill designed to pressure Biden on delivering weapons to Israel
The Republican-led House passed a bill that would put restrictions on the president's ability to withhold weapons transfers to Israel in a vote that drew attention to a divided Democratic caucus on the war in Gaza.NBC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Israel-Gaza war live: no genocide taking place in Gaza, Israel tells UN’s top court
Israel is appearing at international court of justice after South Africa asked it to urgently order end to assault on Rafah. Yemen’s Houthis said they downed a US MQ9 drone on Thursday evening over the south-eastern province of Maareb, the group’s ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Justice Department moves forward with easing restrictions on marijuana
The Justice Department officially proposed a new rule on Thursday that would reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug.CBS News - Top stories -
Israel-Gaza live updates: GOP Rep. Stefanik to visit Knesset, denounce Biden
More than six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.ABC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
White House Considers Easing Sanctions on Israeli Billionaire
A deal to allow the Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler to cash out his mining positions in the Democratic Republic of Congo has enraged human rights activists and some government officials.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
France honours baguette with scented stamp
Nearly 600,000 copies of the commemorative stamp have gone on sale to the public.BBC News - Top stories -
Israel-Gaza war live: Hamas ‘rejects’ any military presence in Gaza as aid begins to arrive along US-made pier
The US military has begun moving aid ashore in Gaza, as the UN says truck convoys by land remain the most efficient way of getting aid in. Israel on Friday attacked South Africa’s case against it in the international court of justice as an ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
US museum curator held in Turkey over spider and scorpion samples is freed
American Museum of Natural History says Dr Lorenzo Prendini was working on research project and ‘has arrived safely home’. A curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York who was detained in Istanbul on Monday while allegedly ...The Guardian - World - Turkey -
Turkey's Erdogan pardons elderly generals imprisoned over 1997 'postmodern coup'
Turkey's president has pardoned seven former top military officers who were sentenced to life terms in prison over the ouster of an Islamic-led government in 1997ABC News - World -
Poland receives final TB2 drone delivery from Turkey’s Baykar
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Americans split on abortion pill restrictions ahead of Supreme Court ruling
Americans are split on whether women should be required to have an in-person visit with a doctor before receiving abortion pills ahead of the Supreme Court ruling that will determine access to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in medication ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
German parliament approves plans to relax strict restrictions on family names
The German parliament has approved plans to relax strict restrictions on family names — clearing the way, among other things, for couples to take double-barreled surnames and pass them on to their childrenABC News - World - Germany -
Google Search Is Growing Up
This week, we unpack all the news from Google I/O, where we got a glimpse of how the world’s dominant search engine will evolve in the AI era.Wired - Tech - Google -
Crypto boom, erratic rain spark outages in Laos, Asia's clean power export hub
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In Quest for Metals, U.S. Pitches Deal to Ease Sanctions on Israeli Businessman
Mining magnate Dan Gertler, whom the U.S. has accused of corruption, would sell his assets in the African country under a proposal that could make it easier for Western companies to access valuable minerals there.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
In Quest for Metals, U.S. Pitches Deal to Ease Sanctions on Israeli Businessman
Mining magnate Dan Gertler, whom the U.S. has accused of corruption, would sell his assets in the African country under a proposal that could make it easier for Western companies to access valuable minerals there.The Wall Street Journal - Business - Israel -
EU imposes sanctions on pro-Russian media outlet Voice of Europe
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China Hits Boeing Defense, Two Others With Symbolic Sanctions
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France Rushes Reinforcements to Riot-Hit New Caledonia
Unrest in the overseas territory could derail President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to restore French influence in the Indo-Pacific region.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Kanté in France's Euro squad despite Saudi move
France coach Didier Deschamps included midfielder N'Golo Kanté in his preliminary list of players for the European Championship on Thursday and gave a first call-up to Paris Saint-Germain forward Bradley Barcola.ESPN - Sports -
New Caledonia 'calmer' as France sends reinforcements
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Synagogue Arson Attempt Fuels Antisemitism Fears in France
Police shot and killed an armed suspect who was attempting to set fire to a synagogue in the northwest of the country.The Wall Street Journal - World -
France Works to Regain Control of Parts of New Caledonia
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France Issues Scratch-and-Sniff Baguette Postage Stamps
The celebration of French heritage in the run-up to the Paris Olympics was unveiled on the feast day of Saint Honoré, the patron saint of bakers.The New York Times - World -
Germany and France 'deeply concerned' about situation in Georgia
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Tester on suggestion immigration bill support motivated by election-year politics: 'Bulls---'
Montana Sen. Jon Tester (D) is dismissing the suggestion that his support for an immigration bill is motivated by election-year politics. “That’s bulls---,” Tester told Punchbowl News. "You can’t on one hand talk about how the border’s not secure, ...The Hill - Politics