
Military
Israel vows to target Lebanon’s Hezbollah even if temporary pause reached with Hamas in Gaza
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Sunday that anyone who thinks that a temporary cease-fire with Gaza will also apply to Hezbollah is “mistaken.”
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White House promises ‘major sanctions’ on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny’s death
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the new package would be unveiled this Friday.
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The U.S. vetoes an Arab-backed UN resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
It was the third U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution demanding a cease-fire.
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Facing dual realities, Philadelphia’s Ukrainian community two years into war
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its third year, Philadelphia continues to be a hub for displaced Ukrainians.
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Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized with bladder issue, transfers powers to his deputy
Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and continues to deal with complications from his treatment.
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Qatar gets ‘positive’ response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group reiterates its broader demands
In its own statement, the militant group reiterated its demand for an end to the war, something Israel has thus far ruled out.
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U.S. blames group of Iran-backed militias for deadly drone attack in Jordan as it weighs reprisals
The Sunday drone attack on a military base in Jordan killed the three troops and injured at least 40 others.
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The storied ship has been on the waterfront for three decades. It’s due for about $10 million of work before returning to host visitors in Camden.
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Willingboro, N.J. man among 3 Army reservists killed in drone attack on U.S. base in Jordan
Sgt. William Rivers enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2011 as an Interior Electrician.
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3 US troops are killed and 25 injured in drone strike by Iran-backed militia in Jordan, U.S. says
They were the first U.S. fatalities in months of attacks on American forces across the Middle East by Iranian-backed militias amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 25,000 while Israel announces the death of another hostage
The level of death, destruction and displacement from the war is without precedent in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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South Africa says Israel’s campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide. What can the UN do about it?
The case that started Thursday will likely last for years.
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Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian state
The U.S. and Israel are united in the war against Hamas but sharply divided over Gaza’s future.
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Armed men break into a live TV studio in Ecuador as the country is rocked by a series of attacks
The men with faces covered entered the set of the TC Television network in the port city of Guayaquil and shouted that they had “bombs.”
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Defense secretary remains hospitalized as details emerge about delays in notification, even to Biden
The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Austin’s hospitalization reflects a stunning lack of transparency about his illness, how serious it was and when he may be released.
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