Michele Kelemen
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World
UN Security Council calls for expanded humanitarian aid in Gaza, as U.S. abstains
The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Friday seeking "urgent steps" to expand aid in Gaza, but could not secure the unanimous support needed to call for an immediate cease-fire.
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World
U.N. Security Council proposals for Gaza weakened to win U.S. support
U.N. Security Council proposals to call for a Gaza ceasefire or put the U.N. in charge of aid inspections were weakened to try to win support from the U.S., which backs Israel's fight against Hamas.
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World
A new report says Belarus has assisted Russia in adducting Ukrainian children
The State Department and the Yale School of Public Health's Humanitarian Research Lab release new information about Belarus's "complicity in and support for" Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children.
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Politics
U.S. Diplomats and aid staff are objecting to U.S. policy in the Middle East
Dozens of U.S. diplomats and aid experts have been expressing dissent over US policy in the Middle East.
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Blinken returns to Israel, working on a plan to protect civilians in Gaza
President Biden sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken back to Israel as the death toll mounts in Gaza, and international calls for a ceasefire grow.
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Politics
Secretary Antony Blinken heads back to Israel as many are calling for a cease-fire
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed back to the Middle East — seeking to contain the war between Israel and Hamas.
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National
Hamas has released two American hostages
Hamas released two U.S. citizens — but 10 more Americans and nearly 200 others are still held by Hamas in Gaza.
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World
Israel warns more than 1 million people to evacuate northern Gaza
The order from Israel faced immediate international objections, including from the U.N., which warned such an evacuation would have "devastating humanitarian consequences."
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Despite appearance at the U.N., Sudan's conflict threatens to engulf parts of Africa
Sudan's army chief addressed the United Nations in an effort to burnish his image as statesman, while his rival posted his own attempted address online from Sudan.
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World
U.S. says Russia has made 'shameful' moves toward new North Korea arms deals
According to new U.S. intelligence, the potential agreement would allow North Korea to ship "significant quantities and multiple types" of weapons to Russia for deployment in Ukraine.