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Qatar official says Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ of hostage release with strike in Doha on Hamas
Qatar's prime minister said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "killed any hope" of releasing hostages still held in the Gaza Strip after Israel attacked Hamas leaders in Doha.
Qatar, Middle East decry Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha
Qatari security forces deployed Wednesday around the site of an Israeli attack the previous day on Hamas' political leaders who had gathered in the capital of the energy-rich Middle East country to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during strikes on Ukraine
Poland said Wednesday that several Russian drones entered its territory over the course of many hours and were shot down with help from NATO allies, describing the incursion as an act of aggression carried out during a wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine.
War games involving Russia and Belarus start this week. What to know about the military drills
The last time Russia and Belarus held major joint military drills in 2022, Moscow sent its troops into Ukraine just days later. Now the two close allies are conducting war games again, raising tensions anew in the region
Israel launches air strikes at Hamas leaders in Qatar; warns Gaza City civilians to leave ‘or else’
Israel dramatically escalated its war on Hamas Tuesday with a stunning air strike on the Iran-backed terror group's political leadership in Qatar, a U.S. ally.
U.S. tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China
The body camera hung from the top of the IV drip, recording the slightest twitch made by Yang Guoliang as he lay bloody and paralyzed in a hospital bed after a police beating with bricks.
Israeli strike targets Hamas leaders in U.S.-allied Qatar as they weigh Gaza ceasefire proposal
Israel struck the headquarters of Hamas' political leadership in Qatar on Tuesday as the group's top figures gathered to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Iranian regime confirms it has lost access to its stockpiles of enriched uranium
An Iranian government spokesperson confirmed Tuesday that the Islamic republic does not have access to its stockpiles of enriched uranium following its 12-day war with Israel.
Israel orders civilian evacuation of Gaza City ahead of major military takeover operation
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday ordered a widespread evacuation of Gaza City, telling civilians they must leave the area ahead of a major offensive aimed at removing Hamas fighters in the capital of the Gaza Strip.
Russian glide bomb attack in eastern Ukraine kills at least 21 people in line to receive pensions
A Russian glide bomb struck a village in eastern Ukraine as older people were lined up to receive their pensions on Tuesday, killing at least 21 and wounding nearly two dozen others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a regional official said.
