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Israel kills chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza strike

Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas’s armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, after killing his predecessor earlier this month despite an ongoing ceasefire. Since Hamas’s October 2023 attack, Israel has systematically targeted the group’s leaders, both in Gaza and across the region. Odeh is the fourth head of the […]

US reimposes sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians

The United States on Wednesday reimposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, a UN expert on the Palestinian territories who has harshly criticized Israel, after an appeals court overruled an earlier order prohibiting the action. A notice on the Treasury Department’s website showed that it had reimposed a sanctions designation on Albanese that blacklists her globally, making […]

Trump appears to threaten to ‘blow up’ ally Oman

President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to threaten to attack US ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said Oman must “behave” or he would “blow them up,” when he was asked if he would accept a short-term deal to allow Iran and the Gulf state to control the […]

Live snakes, dead bears and brain worms: RFK Jr’s wild animal antics

A viral video of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picking up two writhing black snakes with his bare hands has put his often bizarre adventures with animals back in the spotlight. Kennedy is an unusual government minister, surrounded by controversy over his fringe views that edge into conspiracy theories. He’s expressed skepticism about […]

Rubio vows to keep Ebola out of US

The United States will not allow anyone afflicted with the highly dangerous Ebola virus spreading in central Africa to enter the country, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.”We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States,” Rubio vowed during a cabinet meeting convened by President Donald Trump […]

Iran says return to war unlikely, but Trump ‘not satisfied’ with deal

Iran said on Wednesday that a return to war with the United States was unlikely as the two sides inched towards a deal, though President Donald Trump said he was not happy with Tehran’s latest offer. The US leader warned he might be compelled to “finish the job” if a better arrangement was not reached, […]

Trump says ‘not satisfied’ yet on Iran deal

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was not yet satisfied with Iran’s offers to make a deal, after Iranian state television reported details of what it claimed was a draft agreement. Speaking at a cabinet meeting in the White House, Trump added that he was in no rush to reach an accord to end […]

Iran says ‘low’ possibility of return to war with US

Iran on Wednesday said a return to war with the United States was unlikely, as growing hopes for a peace deal that would reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz trade route sent oil prices tumbling. With fighting paused since an April 8 ceasefire, negotiations to bring an end to the conflict and resume trade through […]

German far-left militant jailed for 13 years for robberies

A German far-left militant arrested in Berlin after decades on the run was sentenced to 13 years’ jail Wednesday for a series of armed robberies committed while she was a fugitive. Daniela Klette, 67, is a former member of the Baader-Meinhof gang, a radical anti-capitalist group that carried out killings, bombings and kidnappings mainly in […]