The draft resolution demands that the cease-fire be respected by all parties and calls for the immediate release of all hostages taken during Hamas’ attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
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Two new giant pandas are coming to Washington’s National Zoo from China
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has helped move the panda from ‘endangered’ to ‘vulnerable’ on the global list of species at risk of extinction.
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Fears rise of second landslide and disease outbreak at site of Papua New Guinea disaster
If the debris – which has become more unstable from recent rain and trapped streams – doesn’t stop moving, it can wipe out villages further down.
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More people make ‘no-buy year’ pledges as overspending or climate worries catch up with them
Many are using the challenge to dig out of debt, while others seek to shore up their financial future.
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U.S. consumer confidence rises in May after 3 months of declines
Most economic indicators show the economy in good shape, though there have been some signs it’s cooling off.
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Judge won’t restrict Trump statements that could endanger law officers in classified records case
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said that prosecutors on special counsel Jack Smith’s team didn’t give defense lawyers adequate time to discuss the request before it was filed Friday evening.
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Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion in support of women’s power
Gates says the donations will go to individuals and organizations working on behalf of women and families globally, including reproductive rights in the U.S.
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Prosecutor says Trump tried ‘to hoodwink voters’ while defense attacks key witness in last arguments
Attorneys in Donald Trump’s hush money trial have finished their closing arguments after a marathon day in court.
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Medics say new Israeli strikes kill 16 in Rafah as residents report fighting has escalated
Palestinian first responders say new Israeli strikes on Rafah have killed at least 16 people.
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Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza’s Rafah as offensive expands
The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to halt its Rafah offensive as part of South Africa’s case accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.