International
Chuck Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, breaking with Benjamin Netanyahu
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, called for new elections in Israel as the country continues its war with Hamas.
9 months ago
What’s Pi Day all about? Math, science, pies and more
It’s also Albert Einstein’s birthday, making the pie eaten at Pi Day gatherings all the sweeter.
9 months ago
Pro-Palestinian faculty sue to stop Penn from giving wide swath of files to Congress
The faculty called the congressional committee investigating antisemitism on campus “a new form of McCarthyism.”
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A radical Mideast proposal: What if the U.S. recognized a Palestinian state now?
139 nations already recognize a Palestinian state. At the United Nations, the Palestinians have something called "nonmember observer status."
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What’s behind the red pins celebrities wore at the Oscars
Actors, directors and musicians at the 2024 Oscars wore the red pins to support a group called Artists4Ceasfire, which is calling for an immediate and permanent cease-fire.
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What to know about the ‘confusion’ over Kate Middleton’s edited family photo
"Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing," the princess of Wales said, acknowledging suspicions about a family photo.
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Hundreds march through Center City to demand cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war
In the shadow of International Women’s Day, speakers at the rally highlighted the plight of Palestinian mothers.
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Muslims prepare for a more somber Ramadan due to the Israel-Hamas war
The Israel-Hamas war is leaving many Muslims in the U.S. feeling unable to truly celebrate.
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Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
Sweden and Finland both abandoned long-standing neutrality that had been a hallmark of the Nordic states’ Cold War foreign policy after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Airdropping aid is inefficient — so why is the U.S. doing it in Gaza anyway?
More than 2 million people live in the Gaza Strip, and according to the U.N., a quarter of them face imminent starvation.
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VP Kamala Harris to meet Israeli minister Benny Gantz to discuss temporary Gaza ceasefire
National security adviser Jake Sullivan will also attend the White House meeting on Monday.
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Protest halts traffic on Ben Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia
Protesters in support of Palestinians were demanding an end to all U.S. aid to Israel and an immediate ceasefire.
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U.S. begins airdropping food in Gaza, but it’s a less-than-ideal means of aid delivery
Costly and inefficient, delivering humanitarian aid by air is no substitute for delivering it by land, aid groups say.
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U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean calls for ceasefire in Gaza after her recent trip to Israel and West Bank
The Montgomery County congresswoman, who recently returned from a trip to Israel and the West Bank, criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his “dishonesty.”
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Gaza’s death toll now exceeds 30,000. Here’s why it’s an incomplete count
The way Gaza's health ministry counts those killed in the war reveals a system that is buckling under the weight of war and unable to keep an accurate toll of the dead.
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