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Lebanon and Israel to resume rare direct talks in Washington to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (52+ words) News4 JAX Michael Tilson Thomas, renowned conductor and composer, dies at 81 Murder retrial beginning in deputy's killing of a Black man entering his grandmother's Ohio home Slovenia TV says it won't air Eurovision song contest after pulling out...
A look at China's behind-the-scenes role in Iran war diplomacy
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (943+ words) Huizhong Wu And Kanis Leung BANGKOK " China's role as an unofficial mediator in the latest war in the Middle East is drawing attention across the world as it seeks to project the image of being a responsible global power while…...
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil killed in Israeli strike on a house where she took cover, paper says
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (65+ words) News4 JAX "Unpredictable" Brantley County fire could shift in moments, officials warn; 54 homes destroyed by 5 K-acre blaze One Tech Tip: Logging on at a cafe? Privacy and security guidelines for remote workers Pope wraps up an Africa visit for the history…...
Israeli army reservist kills 2 Palestinians, including a 14-year-old, in the occupied West Bank
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (47+ words) News4 JAX Dr. Oz announces a 50-state audit of Medicaid program oversight Pierce County voters: What's on your 2026 ballot? Brantley County students evacuated amid nearby 1, 000-acre Georgia wildfire...
EU hosts Palestinian leader in conference about security and peace in Gaza and the West Bank
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (262+ words) BRUSSELS " More than 60 nations are sending representatives to Brussels to discuss with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamed Mustafa stability, security and long-term peace in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, as global attention largely remains focused in the Middle East on…...
After months in chains and darkness, freed Hamas hostages begin their long road to recovery
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1146+ words) Gali Berman, carries a placard reading in Hebrew "The People of Israel Live," as he sits onboard an IAF helicopter en route to the hospital after being released from Hamas captivity, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (IDF via AP) TEL AVIV " They…...
Just-released hostage attends funeral of fellow soldier, whose body was among few returned from Gaza
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1244+ words) Giovanna Dell'Orto And Melanie Lidman JERUSALEM " Two hostages released by Hamas were reunited Wednesday in a Jerusalem cemetery for a final goodbye. Surrounded by hundreds of mourners, Matan Angrest, who had returned to Israel just two days earlier, stood before…...
French soldier killed and 3 others wounded in an attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon, Macron says
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (875+ words) PARIS " A U. N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon came under attack with small arms fire Saturday morning, leaving one French peacekeeper dead and three others wounded, two of them seriously, France's president and the force known as UNIFIL said. Both President…...
Activist Mahmoud Khalil wants ex-Justice Department official off panel of judges weighing his appeal
2+ week, 6+ day ago (618+ words) NEW YORK " Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student fighting deportation, have asked Judge Emil Bove to step aside from an appellate panel that could weigh in on his case because of Bove's previous role as a…...
The Latest: Trump and Iran's top diplomat say the Strait of Hormuz is fully open
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (1765+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump and Iran's foreign minister said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial vessels. Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi said the strategic waterway "is declared completely open," in line with the new ceasefire in…...