Gaza Israel said its troops have completely encircled Gaza City, cutting it off from the rest of the strip ahead of an operation against Hamas's headquarters expected in the next two days.Yemen's Hou …

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Coming Up This Week Thursday is Madagascar's presidential election.China celebrates Singles Day - its biggest shopping day of the year - next Saturday. China's consumer sales have been struggling, so …

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Gaza SecState Blinken is in Israel today and plans to lobby PM Netanyahu for brief humanitarian pauses in the fighting in Gaza to allow NGOs to distribute aid and Hamas to release hostages.It was app …

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Gaza Egypt said it would admit "about 7,000" foreigners and dual nationals from Gaza - but still firmly refuses to accept Palestinian refugees: Egypt's economy is already struggling and a flood of re …

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Gaza Israel targeted a top Hamas commander in the densely populated Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza, creating an enormous impact crater and lots of rubble. Hamas said "hundreds" were injured in the bla …

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Gaza Israeli forces pressed farther into Gaza and are approaching its capital - Gaza City - from the north, east, and south - and haunting it from above with airstrikes.PM Netanyahu rejected calls fo …

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