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Israel bombs Gaza as West sanctions Iran drones over attack

Israel launched more deadly strikes on besieged Gaza on Thursday as Western governments unveiled sweeping sanctions against Iran's military drone...

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US hits Iran’s drone program with fresh sanctions after Israel attack

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran in response to last week’s aerial attack on Israel.  The...

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US imposes Iran sanctions over Israel attack

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran in response to last week’s aerial attack on Israel.  The...

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US says new sanctions on Iran coming soon

The United States said Tuesday it would soon impose new sanctions on Iran's missile and drone program after its weekend attack on Israel, and that it...

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'All options' on table as US readies fresh Iran sanctions after Israel attack

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will announce sanctions on Iran “in the coming days” in response to the country’s unprecedented aerial...

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Biden urges Israel to 'think carefully' as it mulls response to Iran attack

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden cautioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “think carefully and strategically about the risk of...

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US unveils sanctions on Hamas spokesperson Abu Ubaida

WASHINGTON — More than six months after Hamas launched its deadly attack on Israel, the Biden administration has sanctioned the militant group’s...

12.04.2024 5

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Lawmakers urge Biden to help free Princeton researcher kidnapped in Iraq

WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats is urging the Biden administration to help secure the release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a doctoral student at...

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Israel's Gaza aid convoy strike reflects 'absolute breakdown' of process

WASHINGTON — Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, the International Rescue Committee, and now, World Central Kitchen.  They are among the...

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US, Israel hold virtual talks over threatened Rafah invasion

WASHINGTON — Senior US officials were expected to use a virtual meeting with Israeli counterparts on Monday to present alternatives to a major...

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UN Security Council adopts Gaza cease-fire resolution after US abstains

WASHINGTON — The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate” cease-fire in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim...

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UN Security Council for first time demands Gaza ceasefire as US abstains

After more than five months of war, the UN Security Council for the first time Monday demanded an immediate ceasefire after the United States,...

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UN Security Council adopts Gaza cease-fire resolution

WASHINGTON — The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate” cease-fire in the Gaza Strip during the month...

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US and Israel hold tense talks as Gaza truce plan fails at UN

Israel plans to send troops into Gaza's Rafah even without US support, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Antony Blinken on Friday, as Washington...

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Russia, China veto US-backed UN resolution on Gaza cease-fire

WASHINGTON — Russia and China used their veto power at the UN Security Council on Friday to block a resolution drafted by the United States calling...

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Rights groups warn US over Israel's assurances on weapons use

WASHINGTON — For months, the Biden administration has said Israel should be doing more to minimize civilian harm and expand humanitarian aid access...

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Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt as US-Israel rift grows over Gaza

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia and Egypt this week to push for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and make...

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US sanctions West Bank outposts linked to settler attacks on Palestinians

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on two West Bank outposts and three settlers, intensifying an effort to punish...

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Israel should ease 'unnecessary restrictions' on key Gaza goods, Blinken says

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Israel to “open as many access points as possible” and ease “unnecessary...

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Senators to Biden: Curtail arms to Israel unless Gaza aid expanded

WASHINGTON — A group of Senate Democrats say the continued supply of American weapons to Israel violates the federal law barring military assistance...

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‘Not a bargaining chip’: Biden confronts Israel on Gaza aid

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address included a plea for Israel to “do its part” to ease the humanitarian crisis...

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US rushes for Gaza cease-fire as clock ticks toward Ramadan

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29.02.2024 4

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Yellen urges Israel to ease West Bank’s economic woes

WASHINGTON — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ease restrictions in the West Bank...

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US sanctions target Russia’s production of Iranian attack drones

WASHINGTON — In an effort to further squeeze the Kremlin’s war machine, the United States has sanctioned a network it says is working to mass...

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US changes tune on Gaza ‘cease-fire’ as Rafah fears grow

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US vetoes Gaza cease-fire resolution at UN Security Council

WASHINGTON — The United States vetoed on Tuesday an Arab-backed UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip...

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US softens objections to looming Israeli offensive in Rafah

WASHINGTON — The White House says Israel needs a "credible plan" to protect Rafah's civilians before launching its offensive there, walking back a...

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Hamas delivers 'positive' response on hostage deal, Qatari PM says

WASHINGTON — Qatar has received a “positive” response from Hamas on a proposed framework for a hostage deal with Israel, the Qatari prime...

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Biden authorizes sanctions over West Bank settler attacks

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has signed a new executive order paving the way for the US government to impose sanctions on extremist Jewish...

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Hamas claims stir debate over UN’s aid lifeline to Gaza

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Biden faces Iran dilemma after drone attack kills US troops

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is facing growing calls from his Republican opponents in Congress and on the campaign trail to strike Iran...

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Qatar PM to visit Washington as Gaza cease-fire talks advance

WASHINGTON — The prime minister of Qatar will visit Washington next week as the Biden administration pursues a breakthrough deal to end the war...

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US pauses UNRWA funding after employees accused of Oct. 7 involvement

WASHINGTON — The State Department has paused additional funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees while it reviews allegations that 12 of...

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US redesignates Yemen’s Houthis as terror group amid Red Sea attacks

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has redesignated Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a “specially designated global terrorist” group in a move...

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Blinken says stay on the job as federal employees protest Gaza

WASHINGTON — After a group of federal employees declared Tuesday a “Day of Mourning” to protest US support for Israel’s war in Gaza, Secretary...

17.01.2024 5

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Red Sea escalation threatens US effort to end Yemen's war

WASHINGTON — Nearly three years after President Joe Biden announced that ending the war in Yemen would be among his top foreign policy priorities,...

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US seeks diplomatic deal to contain Israel-Lebanon escalation

WASHINGTON — The White House dispatched senior advisor Amos Hochstein to Lebanon on Thursday as the Biden administration works to prevent...

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US seeks diplomatic deal to contain Lebanon escalation

WASHINGTON — The White House dispatched senior advisor Amos Hochstein to Lebanon on Thursday as the Biden administration works to prevent...

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Blinken to Israel: Reducing Gaza casualties an 'absolute imperative'

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to Israel and carrying the same message he delivered on each of his four previous visits...

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Blinken returns to Middle East as concern of war's escalation grows

WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to the Middle East on Friday in a high-stakes trip aimed at preventing Israel’s...

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US braces for escalation as Hezbollah weighs Israel retaliation

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US slams Israeli ministers’ ‘inflammatory’ calls for Palestinians to leave Gaza

WASHINGTON — The US State Department on Tuesday slammed comments made by far-right Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir advocating...

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UN push for Gaza aid stalls amid US objections

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US announces 10-nation coalition to combat Huthi attacks in Red Sea

The United States on Monday announced a 10-nation coalition to quell Huthi missile and drone attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea, with Britain,...

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US looks to China as Yemen’s Houthis ramp up Red Sea attacks

WASHINGTON — The United States is seeking China's help in deterring attacks by Yemen’s Houthis that are targeting Israel and commercial shipping...

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US chases breakthrough in Gaza hostage impasse

WASHINGTON — The United States is pursuing a “number of initiatives” to get the hostage talks between Israel and Hamas back on track two weeks...

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In shift, a top Hamas official floats Israel recognition

DOHA, Qatar — A senior Hamas official suggested the Gaza-based militant group would recognize Israel as a step toward ending the long-running...

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Israel already suffering 'strategic defeat' with global outcry over Gaza, Jordan’s FM says

WASHINGTON — Any discussion of Gaza’s future must include an “irreversible plan” for Palestinian statehood, Jordan’s foreign minister told...

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With hostage talks deadlocked, fears grow for women left in Gaza

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US announces visa ban policy for Israel's extremist West Bank settlers

WASHINGTON — The US State Department will deny visas to Israeli settlers attacking and displacing Palestinians in the West Bank under a new policy...

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