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Republican-led US House rejects Trump ally's third bid for speaker
Lawmakers voted to reject hard-line conservative Jim Jordan's bid for speaker of the US House of Representatives for a third time on Friday, compounding the chaos that has left the government without a functioning legislative branch for weeks.
Soldiers rally, locals flee as Israel northern border heats up
Soldiers are everywhere and the last residents are hurriedly packing in the northern town of Kiryat Shmona where Israel fears Lebanon's Hezbollah could open up a second front in its war with Hamas.
Italy's Meloni announces separation from partner after sleazy remarks
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Friday she was separating from her partner, with whom she has a daughter, after he was recorded making sleazy comments.
Italy's Meloni says leaving partner after sleazy remarks
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Friday she was separating from her partner, with whom she has a daughter, after he was recorded making sleazy comments.
Biden requests $106 bln package, including Ukraine, Israel funds
US President Joe Biden urgently requested Friday military aid for Ukraine and Israel in a massive $106 billion national security package, but Republican paralysis in Congress means it will hit an immediate wall.
Deposed Niger president's lawyers deny escape bid
Lawyers for Niger's ousted president on Friday rejected claims by the new military rulers that he had tried to escape, as France said its forces would be gone from the West African country by year's end as planned.
Lebanon national carrier halves flights amid fears of Israel war
Lebanon's national carrier Friday said it was cutting more than half of its flights as tensions along the border with Israel prompted more Western countries to warn against travel to Lebanon.
Gazans await 'life and death' aid, Israel readies invasion
Thousands of tonnes of "life and death" aid for Gaza should be delivered soon, the United Nations said Friday, to relieve a "beyond catastrophic" situation after unrelenting Israeli bombing in response to an unprecedented Hamas attack.
Leaderless US House ends week where it started - in limbo
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives was closing out a third week of dysfunction Friday, no nearer to replacing its ousted leader and with no realistic plan to end one of its worst institutional crises in decades.
For displaced Gazans, fear and suffering on the road south
Fadwa al-Najjar said she walked for 10 hours with her family from the north of war-torn Gaza to reach a UN camp for displaced Palestinians, witnessing terrifying scenes along the road.
Rushdie urges end to fighting between Israel and Hamas
Author Salman Rushdie on Friday called for a "cessation" in fighting between Israel and Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas, saying he was filled with "horror" and "foreboding".
Gaza aid 'in next day or so' as Israel girds for offensive
Trucks of international aid for Gaza should be rolling "in the next day or so", the United Nations said Friday, with Palestinians desperate for life-saving supplies after sustained bombing from Israel, still reeling from its bloodiest-ever attack.
Russia extends detention of second US journalist
Russia on Friday ordered Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to be detained three more days, after prosecutors said she had failed to register as a "foreign agent".
Thierry Breton: the Frenchman taking on US big tech
The European Union's self-styled digital enforcer, Thierry Breton, doesn't mince his words when it comes to big tech.
Gaza aid 'in next day or so' as Israel rallies troops for invasion
Trucks stuffed with international aid for Gaza should be rolling "in the next day or so," the United Nations said Friday, with Palestinians desperate for life-saving supplies after relentless bombing from Israel, still reeling from its bloodiest-ever attack.
Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India in row over separatist killing
Canada said Thursday it had withdrawn 41 diplomats from India as a result of the fallout from a bitter dispute over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.
Blow for UK's Sunak as Tories lose two previously safe seats
Britain's Conservative Party lost two parliamentary seats to Labour on Friday, another ominous setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his ruling party ahead of a general election expected next year.
Aid for Gaza piles up as Israel rallies troops for invasion
Desperately needed international aid piled up Friday near Gaza, with Palestinians in dire need of food and water after relentless bombing by Israel, still reeling from the bloodiest attack in its history.
UK's ruling Conservatives suffer two damaging by-election losses
Britain's ruling Conservative Party suffered two damaging by-election defeats to Labour on Friday, boding ill for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his party's chances at the next general election.
Old Twitter vs X: Israel-Gaza war spotlights 'information crisis'
Twitter won fame in the Arab uprisings nearly a decade ago as a pivotal source for real-time crisis information, but that reputation has withered after the platform's transformation into a magnet for hate speech and disinformation under Elon Musk.
Biden urges US to lead world against Hamas, Putin threats
President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the United States to show global leadership by backing Israel and Ukraine, saying in a speech from the Oval Office Thursday that defeating Hamas and Russia was a vital US interest.
Biden makes case for US to unite against Hamas, Russia threats
President Joe Biden on Thursday said Hamas and Russia are both out to "annihilate" democracies, in an impassioned speech to the nation from the Oval Office where he made the case for assistance to Ukraine and Israel as a vital US interest.
Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India as row over separatist killing grows
Canada said Thursday it had withdrawn 41 diplomats from India -- fallout from a bitter row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.
Biden says Hamas, Russia threaten democracy
President Joe Biden on Thursday said Hamas and Russia are both out to "annihilate" democracies in an impassioned speech to the nation from the Oval Office, where he made the case for US assistance to Ukraine and Israel.
Argentina wraps up campaigns ahead of presidential poll
Argentina's tough-talking former security minister Patricia Bullrich wrapped up her presidential campaign Thursday, vowing to tackle crime, corruption and record inflation, while taking aim at her main rivals.
Biden to rally Americans on Israel, Ukraine wars
US President Joe Biden will deliver a rare Oval Office speech Thursday urging Americans to back billions of dollars in military aid for Israel and Ukraine at what he calls a perilous moment for global democracy.
US intelligence estimates 100-300 killed in Gaza hospital strike
The US intelligence community has estimated there were likely 100 to 300 people killed in the strike at the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, according to excerpts of a document seen Thursday by AFP -- far fewer than the nearly 500 deaths that health authorities in the Hamas-ruled enclave originally described.
Lebanon army says Israel killed member of 'journalist team'
Lebanon's army blamed Israel Friday for killing a member of a "journalist team" covering cross-border tensions in the country's south, as war rages further south between Israel and Gaza-based militants.
US Navy intercepts 3 missiles fired from Yemen 'potentially' at Israel: Pentagon
A US Navy ship in the Red Sea on Thursday shot down missiles and drones that had been fired by Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen, possibly at Israel, the Pentagon said.
UN says one killed in cross-border fire in south Lebanon
United Nations peacekeepers said one person was killed Thursday after civilians were caught in cross-border fire in Lebanon's south. One local official blamed Israel for firing on the group, which included journalists.
Rudderless Republicans push US Congress deeper into chaos
Republicans lurched further into disarray Thursday as their nominee to lead the US House of Representatives looked incapable of securing the gavel and a plan to install an interim speaker collapsed in angry recrimination, accusations of bullying and death threats.
Amsterdam sex workers protest planned 'erotic centre'
Amsterdam's sex workers Thursday protested against the transfer of their famed red light district to an out-of-town "erotic centre", in what is seen as part of a battle for the city's soul.