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[ad_1] Israel continues to carry out massacres in Gaza. (Photo: via Eye on Palestine) By Palestine Chronicle Staff   On the 110th day of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, little has changed as far as Israel’s coveted victory.  To the contrary, judging by the Maghazi operation and the ongoing Khan Yunis battles, the Palestinian Resistance … Read more

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today applauded committee passage of the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) for Ukrainians Act, legislation to provide additional assistance to Ukraine using assets confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and other … Read more

[ad_1] Efforts to reach a new cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. Egyptian and U.S. officials confirmed this week that they are actively pursuing ways to halt a war that has raged for over 110 days. An Egyptian official said that Israel has presented a proposal for a pause in fighting, … Read more

[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Israel’s announcement that 21 soldiers died in Gaza this week as they came under attack while rigging two buildings with explosives included an unexpected revelation — that the military was pushing ahead with a controversial plan to create a “buffer zone” along its border … Read more

[ad_1] Buenos Aires, Argentina – In the biggest show of resistance to date against far-right President Javier Milei, Argentinian workers have taken to the streets for a general strike, bringing swaths of downtown Buenos Aires to a standstill. It was an unprecedented mobilisation. Never before in modern Argentinian history has a mass strike been called … Read more

[ad_1] BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei faced a one-day general strike Wednesday protesting his decree targeting unions as well as his proposals for economic and labor law changes, showing that his opponents are wasting no time in trying to derail his austerity agenda. The biggest union, known by its acronym … Read more

[ad_1] CNN  —  Russia accused Ukraine of downing a Russian military plane near the Ukrainian border Wednesday, saying all 74 people on board were killed including dozens of Ukrainian servicemen being transported for a prisoner swap. The Ilyushin-76 cargo plane crashed inside Russian airspace, 5 to 6 kilometers (about 3 to 3.7 miles) from the … Read more

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN  —  The war between Israel and Hamas has already spilled over to the wider Middle East, with prospects of a confrontation between regional and … Read more

[ad_1] President Biden’s relationship with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is showing new signs of strain amid the war in Gaza, which has put both leaders under extraordinary political pressure. Biden has stood firm in defense of Israel, despite intense backlash from voters calling for a cease-fire, and from Democratic lawmakers appalled at a Palestinian … Read more

[ad_1] 12:39 p.m. EST MR PATEL:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Just one very brief thing before I dive right in.  We have special guests in the back.  Mr. and Mrs. Williams, welcome to the daily press briefing.  I’d be remiss not to take this opportunity to just talk about how much we love and adore your … Read more