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About 70 Palestinians found in a garbage truck trying to enter Israel, apparently to look for work
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (314+ words) JERUSALEM " About 70 Palestinian men were found hiding inside a garbage truck by Israeli police as they attempted to cross into Israel from the occupied West Bank, apparently in search of work. Israeli police released footage showing the back of the…...
Hasan Piker is a bright, clear red line for Democrats
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (208+ words) While Hasan Piker has millions of followers on social media, his streaming audience on political topics is far smaller. Credit: Getty Images / Neilson Barnard How far can Democrats go in allying themselves with the far left? This question matters for…...
The Latest: Israel and Lebanon hold rare talks as US-Iran standoff deepens
21+ hour, 39+ min ago (1803+ words) A man sits amid charred cars and debris at the site of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last Wednesday in central Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Credit: AP/Hassan Ammar Lebanon and Israel were holding their first direct talks…...
The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath
21+ hour, 44+ min ago (1051+ words) Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Rector Mohamed Mamoun Al Qasimi upon his arrival at the Great Mosque in Algiers, Monday, April 13, 2026, on the first day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. Credit: AP/Andrew Medichini Pope Leo XIV,…...
Druze seek Sweida autonomy and turn toward Israel, adding new twist to Syria's tensions
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1164+ words) A man waves an Israeli flag over a picture of Sheikh Mowafak Tarif, the spiritual leader of the Druze in Israel, during a weekly rally in Sweida, southern Syria, on Sept. 20, 2025. Credit: AP/Fahd Kiwan BEIRUT " Syrian government fighters entered…...
Lebanese fear another occupation as Israel threatens to use Gaza tactics in the south
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1187+ words) An Israeli soldier jumps from a tank in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, Saturday, March 21, 2026. Credit: AP/Ariel Schalit BEIRUT " As Israel trades fire with Hezbollah, calls for mass evacuations and sends ground troops deeper into Lebanon, its…...
UNICEF says it's investigating Israel's allegations of smuggled tobacco in a Gaza aid shipment
4+ week, 11+ min ago (344+ words) CAIRO, Egypt " UNICEF on Wednesday said it was launching an investigation into Israel's allegation that tobacco products were smuggled into Gaza in one of the U. N. agency's aid shipments heading to the territory. COGAT, the Israeli military body in charge of…...
Organizers say a new civilian-led aid flotilla with over 100 boats will sail to Gaza in March
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (458+ words) JOHANNESBURG " Organizers of an international flotilla of boats carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza on Thursday announced plans for another mission with more than 100 boats in March. Campaigners, who organized a similar aid flotilla last year, described the upcoming mission as…...
Lebanon and Israel to hold first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington
16+ hour, 7+ min ago (579+ words) Mohammed, 8, cries next to the coffin of his father, Hussein Makkah, during the funeral of 13 state security officers killed the previous day in an Israeli strike in Lebanon's coastal city of Sidon, Lebanon, Saturday, April 11, 2026. Credit: AP/Emilio Morenatti BEIRUT…...
Israel minister who led prayers at a controversial holy site has a record of provocative actions
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (825+ words) Itamar Ben-Gvir, the minister of national security in Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, attends a weekly cabinet meeting on Jan. 3, 2023, in Jerusalem. Credit: AP/Atef Safadi TEL AVIV, Israel " Israel's far-right national security minister led prayers on Sunday at Jerusalem's most…...