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President Joe Biden is set to deliver an election-year roast before a large crowd of journalists, celebrities and politicians.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to deliver an election-year roast Saturday night before a large crowd of journalists, celebrities and politicians against the backdrop of growing protests over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war. In previous years, Biden, like most of his predecessors, has used the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner … Read more

Malala Yousafzai Vows Support For Gaza After Backlash

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Malala Yousafzai on Thursday condemned Israel and reaffirmed her support for Palestinians in Gaza. Lahore: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Thursday condemned Israel and reaffirmed her support for Palestinians in Gaza, after a backlash in her native Pakistan over a Broadway musical she co-produced with former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Yousafzai, who was … Read more

Oil tests central banker nerves with Iran-Israel hostilities on ‘knife edge’

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Global central bankers fretting about geopolitics just got another sharp reminder overnight about the potential threat that the Middle East poses to their inflation fight.In the same week that multiple monetary officials meeting in Washington said they’re on the lookout for potential oil shocks that could reignite consumer-price growth, Israel’s attack on Iran on Friday … Read more

US works to prevent an escalation across the Mideast as Biden pushes Israel to show restraint

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WASHINGTON: The United States on Sunday highlighted its role in helping Israel thwart Iran’s aerial attack as President Joe Biden convened leaders of the Group of Seven countries in an effort to prevent a wider regional escalation and coordinate a global rebuke of Tehran. The U.S. assisted Israel in shooting down dozens of drones and … Read more

Israel goes to UNSC seeking terrorist tag for Iran’s revolutionary guards corps

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Israel, in a significant development, has demanded ‘terrorist’ tag for Iran’s revolutionary guards corps after drone strikes by the latter on its territory, reports said on April 14. According to the reports, Israel placed a request with the United Nations Security Council to hold a meeting to unequivocally condemn Iran. Designate its Islamic Revolutionary Guard … Read more

Israel Closes Schools “In Light Of Security Situation” Amid Tensions With Iran

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The measure is set to last two days, according to online army guidelines. Jerusalem: Israel is closing schools nationwide over security concerns, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Saturday, after Iran threated to retaliate for a deadly air strike on its Damascus consulate. There will be “no educational activities” when the school week begins on … Read more

Thousands Rally In Israel For Hostages As Gaza War Marks 6 Months

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But some hostage families are wary, with previous rounds of negotiations having gone nowhere. Jerusalem: Thousands of protesters rallied in Jerusalem on Sunday demanding the release of around 130 hostages still held in Gaza after six months of Israel’s war against Hamas. Hamas gunmen burst into Israel on Oct. 7, killed 1,200 people in their … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu Faces Israelis’ Anger Over Gaza War

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Anti-government protesters gathered as they stage a four-day sit-in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Jerusalem: Benjamin Netanyahu, the Houdini of Israeli politics and its longest serving prime minister, has been written off many times before. But with thousands of protesters on the streets every night this week demanding his resignation, and growing anger at his handling of … Read more

US proposes hostage-to-prisoner ratio in Gaza truce talks: Israeli official

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The United States has made a “bridging proposal” for the number of jailed Palestinians that should be released by Israel in exchange for every hostage freed by Hamas in any new Gaza truce, an Israeli official briefed on the Qatar-hosted talks said on Saturday. An Israeli delegation led by Mossad chief David Barnea is in … Read more

View: Benjamin Netanyahu is making Israel radioactive

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Israel today is in grave danger. With enemies like Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and Iran, Israel should be enjoying the sympathy of much of the world. But it is not. Because of the way Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his extremist coalition have been conducting the war in the Gaza Strip and the occupation of … Read more