Middle EastIsraeli media reported that PM Netanyahu has given up on peace talks in Cairo.Several U.S. allies - Canada, Australia, and New Zealand - called on Israel to abandon its imminent ground offe …

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Gaza After the first day of this round of talks, negotiators in Cairo remained optimistic for a ceasefire deal but say Israel and Hamas are still far from an agreement.Myanmar Myanmar's ruling junta …

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Yemen Yemen's Houthis fired two more missiles at a cargo ship in the Red Sea, and this time U.S. / UK naval forces didn't bother to intercept them...because the ship they were fired at - and struck - …

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Coming Up This Week Pres. Biden is hosting Jordan's King Abdullah II for meetings in Washington today. The leaders are expected to discuss the war in Gaza and ideas for containing it.Indonesia votes …

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Ukraine As the rumor mill had anticipated, Pres. Zelensky formally removed his top military commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny. Gen. Zaluzhny is popular in both Ukraine and the West, and some cynics say …

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Gaza Israeli PM Netanyahu rejected Hamas's ceasefire proposal - which he called "bizarre" - and counter-threatened "total victory for Israel" in the coming months.Leaked reports suggest Hamas's offer …

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