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Hostage Families Protest Outside Netanyahu’s Home

Hostage Families Protest Outside Netanyahu’s Home Exactly a year and a half after Hamas’s Oct. 7 invasion of southern Israel, hostage families and supporters gathered outside the Jerusalem home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, carrying banners and pictures of the remaining 59 hostages. Echoing the start of the war, when rocket sirens started at 6:29 AM […]

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron meet in Cairo for Gaza talks

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron meet in Cairo for Gaza talks   CAIRO / ANKARA. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met in Cairo on Monday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for talks on the Gaza Strip. According to an Anadolu reporter, the two leaders are expected to discuss the urgent need

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Iran threatens US bases in region amid standoff

Iran threatens US bases in region amid standoff Reuters, citing a senior Iranian official who requested anonymity, reported that Tehran is resisting direct talks with Washington but remains open to indirect communication through Oman. According to the official, indirect messaging offers a way to gauge the seriousness of Washington’s political intentions. However, the path forward could be

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U.S. billion-dollar campaign struggles against Houthi missiles

U.S. billion-dollar campaign struggles against Houthi missiles   More than three weeks into a relentless U.S. air campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a stark reality is emerging: the strikes, costing taxpayers nearly $1 billion, have failed to cripple the group’s ability to threaten American naval forces and international shipping in the Red Sea. Photo credit:

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Trump’s Tariff storm: Billions Pour In, But GOP Fears a 2026 ‘Bloodbath’ 

Trump’s Tariff storm: Billions Pour In, But GOP Fears a 2026 ‘Bloodbath’   US President Donald Trump has reiterated his strong stance on implementing reciprocal tariffs, particularly targeting China and other major trade partners, citing substantial trade imbalances. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump said the United States has a “tremendous deficit problem with China,” justifying the recently introduced tariffs by stating, “We’re not going to

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Russian Forces Make Tactical Gains in Eastern Ukraine as Fighting Intensifies

Russian Forces Make Tactical Gains in Eastern Ukraine as Fighting Intensifies Russian troops have continued advancing near Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, with the situation along the front line in the Nove–Katerynivka–Nevske area deteriorating, according to the DeepState monitoring project. Russian forces have the upper hand in this region and are conducting active offensive operations. Their assaults near Novomykhailivka

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Asian markets plunge as Trump’s global tariff turmoil deepens

Asian markets plunge as Trump’s global tariff turmoil deepens Hong KongCNN — Asian markets plunged on Monday, deepening a global stocks rout triggered by US President Donald Trump’s trade war and China’s forceful response to unexpectedly high tariffs. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei fell by more than 8% shortly after opening, while the broader Topix index last traded more than 6.5%

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North Korea holds first international marathon in six years

North Korea holds first international marathon in six years North Korea has held the Pyongyang International Marathon for the first time in six years, welcoming some 200 foreign runners to the streets of the reclusive country’s capital. The marathon, which was launched in 1981, took place annually in April to celebrate the birth of its

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels acknowledge deaths in latest US air strikes

Yemen’s Houthi rebels acknowledge deaths in latest US air strikes Suspected US air strikes killed at least two people overnight in a stronghold of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the group said, as a bombing video posted by US President Donald Trump suggested casualties in the campaign may be higher than the rebels acknowledge. The strikes in

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