Gaza U.S. diplomats are hopeful that there's still a window to secure a Gaza ceasefire / hostage release deal following the death of Hamas's antagonistic leader, Yahya Sinwar.CIA Director Burns is tr …

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Venezuela Venezuelan police arrested former oil minister Pedro Tellechea and accused him of sharing key internal documents from state oil company PDVSA with "a company controlled by the US Intelligen …

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Coming Up This Week World Bank and IMF annual meetings take place in Washington, DC today through Saturday. Climate change programs are high on the agenda - although rich countries don't want to pay …

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Gaza The U.S. chided Israel for its heavy-handed tactics on two fronts of war. First, a State Dept. spokesman said the U.S. "has concerns with" the "scope and nature" of Israel's airstrikes on Beirut …

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Middle East Hezbollah's deputy leader, Naim Qassem, expressed support for a ceasefire during a televised address yesterday. He didn't mention any conditions - not even the group's longstanding demand …

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Middle East Hamas commemorated the one-year anniversary of its surprise attacks on Israel by firing a rocket at Tel Aviv for the first time in two months. Israel responded by firing at the suspected …

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