Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent
Pam Bondi’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee was expected to be a contentious, partisan affair. It lived up to that billing.
It was…
Category: 2. World
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Five takeaways from Pam Bondi’s tense, partisan Senate testimony
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Israelis mark 7 October anniversary as talks on Gaza peace plan continue
Tom BennettJerusalem,
Alice CuddyTel Aviv,
Yolande KnellRe’im and
Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent
AFP via Getty ImagesSome paid their respects at the site of the Nova Music Festival, where more than 370 people were killed and dozens more taken back… Continue Reading
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Everest hikers guided to safety after being stranded by blizzard
Stephen McDonellChina correspondent
ReutersA total of 580 hikers who were trapped by severe weather near Mount Everest have been guided to safety in Tibet, according to Chinese state media.
The trekkers arrived in the small township of Qudang and…
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Iran never sought nuclear weapons: Araghchi to Trump
“Upon embarking for a 5th round of talks with @SteveWitkoff on May 23, I wrote: ‘Zero nuclear weapons = we DO have a deal. Zero enrichment = we do NOT have a deal,” Abbas Araghchi, the top Iranian negotiatior wrote in a post on X.
“If POTUS…
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First round of Gaza talks in Egypt ends on ‘positive’ note
The first round of indirect talks between mediators and Hamas in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, concluded Tuesday and was described by participants as positive, producing a roadmap and mechanisms for the current negotiating cycle.
Hamas told mediators…
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‘Unprecedented Arab abandonment:’ What Hamas means, and why Gaza calls it betrayal
TEHRAN – On the second anniversary of October 7’s Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, Hamas issued a statement that landed like a verdict, denouncing what it called “shameful international silence and complicity, and unprecedented Arab abandonment.”
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Mehr Media Group hosts roundtable on Gaza ceasefire and Palestinian future
TEHRAN – The Mehr Media Group convened a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the Palestinian issue on the second anniversary of Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, Hamas’ surprise military operation in southern Israel that reshaped regional dynamics and…
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What we know about the hostages still in Gaza
Israeli ‘bunker buster’ bombs used in Gaza hospital strike, experts say
CCTV footage obtained and verified by the BBC shows the moment before impact and the immediate aftermath. Munitions experts told BBC Verify that the strikes and destruction…
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Israeli military says 3 soldiers wounded in south Gaza
The two seriously wounded troops served in the Southern Brigade’s 7015th Battalion and the Etzioni Brigade’s 6408th Battalion. The moderately wounded reservist also served in the 6408th Battalion, according to Times of Israel.
The Israeli…
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Long standing China-U.S. rivalry – Tehran Times
TEHRAN – The United States and China have one of the world’s most and complex historical relationship. Since 1949, the countries have experienced period of both tension and cooperation over issues like trade, climate change, and Taiwan.
At the…
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