Relief groups called for the protection of the over 2 million civilians in Gaza urging an emergency corridor be established for the transfer of humanitarian aid.
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Blinken will return to Israel after stops in Arab nations aimed at avoiding a broader conflict
U.S. State Department announced the Secretary of State’s plan to travel Monday to Israel – his second visit in five days – as America’s top diplomat arrived in Cairo for talks Sunday with Egypt’s president.
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Dozens gather in downtown Portland to condemn Israel’s retaliatory strikes in Gaza
About 100 people stood with signs that read ‘Palestinian Lives Matter’ and ‘Wage Peace’ during the protest organized by the Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights.
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Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on a key city
Also on Saturday, two women – ages 60 and 42 – were killed in two Russian shelling attacks in the city of Beryslav in Ukraine’s partly occupied Kherson region.
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Crowds cheer as ‘ring of fire’ eclipse moves across the Americas, stretching from Oregon to Brazil
Some parts of the Western United States got a spectacular show, while viewers on the East Coast were prepared to see less of the event – close to a quarter eclipse.
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New Zealand elects conservative Christopher Luxon as premier after 6 years of liberal rule
New Zealanders voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern, who resigned in January.
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Louvre Museum, Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert
The evacuations come amid heightened vigilance around France following Friday’s school attack and global tensions linked to the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Hunter Biden investigations lead to ethical concerns about president, poll shows
More than a third of Americans polled believe President Biden has done something illegal, while an additional third say they think he behaved unethically but not illegally.
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Proposed gag order on Trump in election case puts judge in tricky position
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan will hear arguments Monday over whether Trump has gone too far with remarks that include calling prosecutors a ‘team of thugs’ and one possible witness ‘a gutless pig.’
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Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across U.S. to help replace fossil fuels
His goal is to establish seven regional hubs to help replace fossil fuels such as coal and oil with cleaner-burning hydrogen as an energy source for vehicles, manufacturing and generating electricity.