Category: World News
Middle East Crisis: Death Toll in Israel’s West Bank Raids Rises to 17, Palestinian News Agency Says
New York Times Israel’s military said it killed five people in Tulkarm, including a top militant commander, as its operation in the West Bank entered a second day. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/29/world/israel-hamas-gaza-war
Read MoreIsrael kills one of most wanted West Bank commanders as operation continues
Washington Post Palestinian Islamic Jihad confirmed the killing of its Tulkarm battalion leader, known as Abu Shuja’a, who was wanted by Israel for his role in terrorist attacks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/29/israel-operation-west-bank-gaza-war/
Read MoreAn FBI quest to return sacred human skulls stolen from a Pacific tribe
Washington Post The repatriation comes amid a visit by Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, who said U.S. law enforcement assistance to the Pacific was set to grow. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/29/vanuatu-repatriation-skulls-rambaramp-fbi/
Read MoreIn a grim Russian cell, a hippie LGBTQ artist survived with her inner joy
Washington Post Alexandra Skochilenko became known for flashing a smile and heart symbols in court even as she was sentenced to seven years in prison for a minor antiwar protest. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/29/sasha-skolichenko-russia-lgtbq-dissent-swap/
Read MoreIsrael agrees to brief pause in Gaza for polio vaccinations, official says
Washington Post A U.S. official says Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a push for arrangements for safe vaccination during a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/28/israel-polio-pause-gaza/
Read MoreTelegram CEO Pavel Durov Charged With Wide Range of Crimes in France
New York Times Pavel Durov, who was arrested near Paris over the weekend as part of a broad investigation into criminal activity on the platform, was also barred from leaving the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/business/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-charged.html
Read MoreBoy accidentally destroys 3,500-year-old artifact in Israeli museum
Fox News A boy on a visit to a museum in Israel accidentally knocked over a 3,500-year-old jar, shattering the relic. “There are instances where display items are intentionally damaged, and such cases are treated with great severity, including involving the police,” Lihi Laszlo of the Hecht Museum told the BBC. “In this case, however, this…
Read MoreRussia faces “difficult fight” to retake Ukraine-held area, says top US spy
Fox News Russian President Vladimir Putin will mount a counteroffensive to try to retake territory in the Kursk region captured by Ukrainian troops, but Russian forces will encounter “a difficult fight,” Deputy CIA Director David Cohen said on Wednesday. Cohen told a national security industry conference that the significance of the Ukrainian incursion, which has…
Read MoreWhat to know about Palestinian militant groups in the West Bank
Washington Post Militants are strongest in the refugee camps of Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarm. Increasingly deadly Israeli raids have driven more young men to arms, analysts say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/28/west-bank-palestinians-militants-israel-raid/
Read MorePope Francis says intentionally allowing migrants to die is a ‘grave sin’
Fox News Pope Francis is urging countries not to turn their backs on migrants at risk of dying as they seek refuge abroad. The pontiff deviated from his catechesis series during his Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter’s Square this week, instead focusing on what he called the “grave sin” of intentionally allowing migrants to…
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