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(NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war crosses the seven-month mark, negotiations are apparently stalled to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, and Israeli forces continue to launch incursions in the southern Gazan town of Rafah ahead of a possible large-scale invasion. Here’s how the news is developing. All times Eastern: […]

(RAFAH, GAZA) — World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it has paused its operations in Rafah due to “ongoing attacks” by Israeli forces as aid organizations warned the humanitarian response is on the brink of “collapse.” The announcement comes as Israel’s offensive on Rafah — the southern city on the Gaza-Egypt border — continues with a […]

(NEW DELHI, INDIA) — One of the hottest countries on Earth has recorded its highest temperature ever. India recorded a temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius — or about 126 degrees Fahrenheit — on Wednesday afternoon at a weather station in Mungeshpur, a suburb of New Delhi, according to the India Meteorological Department. The temperature soared […]

(NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war crosses the seven-month mark, negotiations are apparently stalled to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, and Israeli forces continue to launch incursions in the southern Gazan town of Rafah ahead of a possible large-scale invasion. Here’s how the news is developing. All times Eastern: […]

(LONDON and PRETORIA, South Africa) — Millions of South Africans are heading to the polls as voting opens in South Africa’s national and provisional elections. At least 27 million people are registered to vote across South Africa’s nine provinces, according to South Africa’s Electoral Commission, in elections seen as the most crucial in three decades. […]

(NEW YORK) — The U.S. State Department on Tuesday expressed its “deep concern” over Israeli air strikes Sunday in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a tent camp that housed displaced Palestinians, reportedly causing 50 deaths and injuring 249 others, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health. “As soon as […]

(NEW YORK) — Before skywatchers begin their countdown for the brief planetary alignment expected next month, some astronomical debunking has proved there may be less of a sky show after all. In the early morning hours of June 3, six planets, including Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn will momentarily align on the ecliptic […]

(LONDON) — “Come take me, will you?” It’s Jan.29, 2024, and the fighting is raging in Gaza City. The voice on the telephone belongs to 5-year-old Hind Rajab, alone and trapped in a car with her extended family, talking to a Palestinian Red Crescent (PRCS) dispatcher. “Do you want me to come and take you?” […]

Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza over the U.S. Army’s temporary Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) system has been paused after rough seas caused parts of the pier to detach, a U.S. official told ABC News Tuesday. At a press briefing on Tuesday an Israeli Defense Forces official […]

(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis is apologizing after reports that he used an offensive term for gay men in a recent closed-door meeting. “Pope Francis is aware of articles that recently came out about a conversation, behind closed doors, with the bishops of the [Italian Bishops Conference],” the Vatican press office said in a statement […]