U.S. Considers Sending Israel 24,000 Assault Rifles Held Back Under Biden
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U.S. Considers Sending Israel 24,000 Assault Rifles Held Back Under Biden

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration is considering sending 24,000 assault rifles to Israel that had been held up at the State Department on the orders of Antony J. Blinken, the former secretary of state, a U.S. official said. Mr. Blinken had asked the State Department…

Belarus’s Strong-Arm Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Cruises to Re-election
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Belarus’s Strong-Arm Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Cruises to Re-election

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Europe’s longest-serving leader, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus, cruised to his seventh election victory in a row on Sunday in a contest that his exiled opponents dismissed as a sham, whose only purpose was to cement his autocratic grip on the former…

How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became the Secretary of War
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How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became the Secretary of War

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Making his final trip as America’s top diplomat last week, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Paris, his former hometown, to a hero’s welcome. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, proclaimed Mr. Blinken “an eminent servant of peace” at a ceremony at the…

Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza
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Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Israeli government approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas early Saturday that calls for the release of dozens of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners after hours of deliberations, setting up the first reprieve in a 15-month, devastating war in the Gaza Strip….

Less Than Half the 250 Hostages in Gaza Remain There
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Less Than Half the 250 Hostages in Gaza Remain There

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Hamas led the Oct. 7, 2023, raids into Israel, killing about 1,200 people, about 250 people were taken into Gaza as hostages, including citizens of Israel, the United States, Britain, Mexico, Thailand and other countries. Among the captives were the bodies of…

What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement
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What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After more than 15 months of nearly uninterrupted fighting in Gaza, diplomats trying to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas expressed cautious hope on Tuesday that a deal could finally be within reach. But that optimism was tempered — by the uncertainty…

Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office
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Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Biden administration on Friday issued sweeping extensions of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela in a move that makes it almost impossible for President-elect Donald J. Trump to swiftly strip the benefit when he takes…

U.S. Says Sudan’s R.S.F. Committed Genocide and Sanctions Its Leader
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U.S. Says Sudan’s R.S.F. Committed Genocide and Sanctions Its Leader

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States declared on Tuesday that a genocide took place in Sudan, drawing fresh attention to the scale of atrocities in Africa’s largest war and singling out one side in the conflict as the perpetrators of some of the worst violence. Secretary…

In Seoul, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges to Democracies
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In Seoul, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges to Democracies

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and the foreign minister of South Korea, Cho Tae-yul, both acknowledged the challenges to democracy in their nations on Monday while asserting that the alliance between the countries remained strong despite ongoing political turmoil. “Our relationship is…

‘The Interview’: Antony Blinken Insists He and Biden Made the Right Calls
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‘The Interview’: Antony Blinken Insists He and Biden Made the Right Calls

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines – Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. – Four years ago, President Biden came into office with the world still wracked by the coronavirus pandemic, and the biggest global challenge was to save lives and get economies back on their…