WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed Thursday not to allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, offering strong assurances that he’d block a move that Arab leaders in the region have…
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High above the equator, Russia is stalking satellites used by NATO armed forces
Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, said Thursday that it’s time for his country to consider putting “offensive capabilities” in space after revealing Russian spacecraft are…
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Netanyahu flies circuitous route to UN summit ‘to avoid arrest’ in Europe | Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu has again taken a significantly longer flight route than necessary, avoiding the airspace of several European countries, this time while en route to the UN in New York.
The Israeli prime minister, who has an international…
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Senior Hamas official defends ‘high price’ of Oct 7 for Palestinians, saying attack created ‘golden moment’
A senior Hamas official has defended carrying out the deadly October 7 attacks on Israel, telling CNN that it created a “golden moment” for the Palestinian cause despite the tens of thousands of deaths in Gaza.
In a wide-ranging interview in…
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Judge fails to appear for court hearing in Eswatini over 4 men deported from the U.S. by Trump administration
MBABANE, Eswatini (AP) — A judge failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing in Eswatini on Thursday over the continued detention of four men deported by the United States to the southern African kingdom.
The case was…
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Israeli strike on Yemen’s Houthis reportedly kills eight
The Israeli military says its air force has carried out its “most powerful strike” in Yemen in response to the Houthi movement’s repeated drone and missile attacks on Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said dozens of its aircraft bombed…
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Ecuador prison clash leaves at least 17 dead
A violent clash between rival gangs at a prison in the coastal city of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, has left at least 17 dead, according to a statement from the National Police.
“The situation…
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Trump signals to Erdoğan that US could lift ban on F-35 sales to NATO ally Turkey
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US President Donald Trump held talks with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the White House on Thursday and signalled that Washington might soon lift its hold on sales of advanced fighter jets to…
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