[ad_1] This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. “It’s hard to remember at this point, but before the Hamas slaughter on October 7, Israel was embroiled … Read more
[ad_1] Rohtak, India – It’s a frigid January morning and the sun has not risen yet. A shivering Pramod Sharma queues up outside the main entrance of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) campus in Rohtak, a small town in the northern Indian state of Haryana, about 84km (52 miles) from New Delhi. Sharma, 43, is joined … Read more
[ad_1] The death toll from tank fire that hit a United Nations shelter in the Gaza Strip‘s main southern city of Khan Younis has risen to 12, a top U.N. aid official said Thursday. Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry said, meanwhile, that Israeli fire had hit a large group of Palestinians waiting to receive humanitarian aid … Read more
[ad_1] President Biden plans to dispatch CIA Director William J. Burns in the coming days to help broker an ambitious deal between Hamas and Israel that would involve the release of all remaining hostages held in Gaza and the longest cessation of hostilities since the war began last year, according to officials familiar with the … Read more
[ad_1] NORTH OF KHARKIV, Ukraine — The 59-year-old air defense unit soldier had just started his shift in a patch of snowy woods near the Russian border early Tuesday when a bright light blazed across the horizon. He grabbed his radio and barked an urgent message: “I see flashes and hear outgoing booms!” The soldier … Read more
[ad_1] Gaza’s Health Ministry said Israeli fire struck a crowd of people waiting for humanitarian aid at a roundabout in Gaza City on Thursday, killing at least 20 and wounding 150. The Israeli military says it was looking into the reports. Meanwhile, the death toll from a strike the day before on a crowded shelter … Read more
[ad_1] KYIV — Russia and Ukraine traded blame and pushed dueling narratives Thursday over the downing of a Russian military plane, which Moscow said was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were about to be exchanged and returned home to their families. Everyone aboard was killed, Russia said. Ukraine has not confirmed whether POWs … Read more
[ad_1] Guayaquil, Ecuador CNN — Camille Gamarra and Diego Gallardo sat in their living room and watched as armed gunmen stormed a local television news studio, taking anchors and staff hostage during the live broadcast. People watching it play out were left stunned, and word quickly spread on social media and through WhatsApp messages of … Read more
[ad_1] Only Hungary now stands in the way of Sweden becoming NATO’s thirty-second member, after the Turkish parliament ratified Stockholm’s bid Tuesday and ended three months of gridlock. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán—long criticized as a Russian “Trojan horse” within the European Union and NATO given close and resilient ties between Moscow and Budapest—has long … Read more
[ad_1] By Soutik Biswas India correspondent Image source, Mansi Thapliyal Image caption, Ranjeet Kumar (left) and his friend Sanjay Verma (right) are both graduates, but haven’t landed a regular job 25 January 2024, 00:21 GMT On a frigid morning last week, hundreds of men, wrapped up in woollens and blankets, queued up inside a sprawling … Read more