How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East
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How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Hamas militants led a deadly cross-border raid on Oct. 7, 2023, they triggered a war with Israel that has devastated Gaza. They also set off shock waves that have reshaped the Middle East in unexpected ways. Powerful alliances were upended. Long-established “red…

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….

Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say
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Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Sudan’s military has used chemical weapons on at least two occasions against the paramilitary group it is battling for control of the country, four senior United States officials said on Thursday. The weapons were deployed recently in remote areas of Sudan, and targeted…

Keir Starmer Vows Long-Term U.K. Partnership With Ukraine on Kyiv Visit
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Keir Starmer Vows Long-Term U.K. Partnership With Ukraine on Kyiv Visit

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Kyiv on Thursday, a show of solidarity four days before the inauguration of Donald J. Trump. The trip to Ukraine, Mr. Starmer’s first since he became prime minister over…

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…

Azerbaijan’s Leader, Emboldened, Picks a Rare Fight With Putin
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Azerbaijan’s Leader, Emboldened, Picks a Rare Fight With Putin

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It was a tense conversation between two authoritarian leaders accustomed to getting their way. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was offering explanations for the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that had killed 38 people days earlier. Perhaps it was a flock of birds,…

Greenland to Trump: Not for Sale but Let’s Talk Business
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Greenland to Trump: Not for Sale but Let’s Talk Business

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Greenland is ready to talk. Responding on Monday to the diplomatic earthquake set off last week by President-elect Donald J. Trump, who mused about taking over the gigantic island in the Arctic Ocean, Greenland’s prime minister said the territory would like to work…

Russia and Ukraine Battle Inside Kursk, With Waves of Tanks, Drones and North Koreans
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Russia and Ukraine Battle Inside Kursk, With Waves of Tanks, Drones and North Koreans

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Five months after Ukrainian forces swept across the border in the first ground invasion of Russia since World War II, the two armies are engaged in some of the most furious clashes of the war there, fighting over land and leverage in the…

Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay
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Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israeli soldiers have raided Syrian border villages, prompting nervous residents to huddle in their homes. They have captured the country’s highest peak, have set up roadblocks between Syrian towns and now overlook local villages from former Syrian military outposts. The stunning downfall of…