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Blinken says some Hamas proposals unworkable but work on ceasefire to continue
DOHA - Hamas proposed "numerous changes" in its response to a ceasefire proposal to end the Gaza war including some unworkable changes,...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Benny Gantz, man in the middle squeezed out by Israel's Netanyahu
JERUSALEM -In the traumatic aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, as hundreds of thousands of Israeli reservists rushed to join...
Jun 12, 20243 min read
Israel says Hamas rejects key elements of US ceasefire plan for Gaza
JERUSALEM/CAIRO -Hamas formally responded on Tuesday to a U.S. ceasefire proposal for the eight-month-old war in the Gaza Strip, and...
Jun 12, 20243 min read
China dismisses Taiwan's concerns after man arrested on river leading to Taipei
BEIJING - China's government said on Wednesday that a Chinese man arrested near Taipei after crossing the Taiwan Strait on a speedboat...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Myanmar poverty deepens, economic growth stagnant, World Bank says
Poverty in Myanmar is more widespread than at any time in the last six years and growth in the conflict-torn nation is likely to remain...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Hong Kong uses new national security law against exiled activists
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's Security Bureau said on Wednesday it would use powers in a new national security law against six self-exiled...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Hamas says it creates broad prospects for a ceasefire deal in Gaza
JERUSALEM/CAIRO - Hamas on Wednesday said its "positive" response to a U.S. ceasefire plan for the eight-month-old war in the Gaza...
Jun 12, 20243 min read
Russian rights commissioner calls for swift release of Russians held by Hamas
Russia's Human Rights Commissioner said on Tuesday she had issued a fresh appeal to senior U.N. and other officials to take action to...
Jun 12, 20241 min read
Jordan, Egypt say Israel must abide by UN Security Council resolution on Gaza
CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi urged Israel to abide by the United Nations...
Jun 12, 20241 min read
Gaza pier resumes operations after pause due to weather, US officials say
WASHINGTON - A floating U.S. military pier off Gaza has resumed bringing humanitarian aid into the enclave after being suspended for...
Jun 12, 20241 min read
Dutch intelligence says Chinese cyber espionage goes wider than it suspected
AMSTERDAM - Dutch military intelligence said on Monday that Chinese cyber espionage was more extensive than it had initially thought,...
Jun 12, 20241 min read
Seoul activists develop 'smart balloons' to send messages deep into North Korea
SEOUL - In the balloon warfare between North Korea and South Korean activists, one Seoul-based group has honed its tech expertise to...
Jun 11, 20244 min read
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