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No more bear hugs: Biden gives up on Netanyahu embrace
Days after the October 7 attack, Joe Biden walked onto the tarmac in Tel Aviv and offered a warm bear hug to Benjamin Netanyahu, a sign both of solid support for Israel and the US president's long, if not uncomplicated, relationship with the prime minister. Seven months into the devastating...
photo: AP / Evan Vucci
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN’s “Plastic Free” Conference
by Lisa Song ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. When I registered to attend last month’s United Nations conference in Canada, organizers insisted it would be a “plastic free meeting.” I wouldn’t...
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UN General Assembly set to back Palestinian bid for membership
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday is set to back a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join and sending the application back to the U.N. Security Council to “reconsider the matter favorably.” The Palestinians are reviving their bid...
photo: UN / Mark Garten
Key takeaways from Xi Jinping’s European tour to France, Serbia and Hungary
Chinese President Xi Jinping has concluded a five-day tour of Europe, after visiting France, Serbia and Hungary, where he touted Beijing’s vision of a multipolar world and held talks on trade, investments and Russia’s war in Ukraine. In France, President Emmanuel Macron feted Xi with gifts of luxury...
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Iran’s Khamenei urges people to vote in parliamentary run-off amid apathy
Iranians are voting in a run-off for the remaining seats in Parliament after conservative candidates dominated the elections in March. Shortly after polling stations opened on Friday, state TV showed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casting his vote.Keep reading list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Low...
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive in Nigeria for tour after whistlestop UK visit as ...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have arrived in Nigeria for their 72 hour whistle stop tour after flying in together following a reunion at Heathrow. The Duchess of Sussex landed on Thursday from Los Angeles and was waiting at the airport for Harry at the airport's VIP Windsor Suite. They both...
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FBI warns that foreign adversaries could use AI to spread disinformation about US elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is concerned that foreign adversaries could deploy artificial intelligence as a means to interfere in American elections and spread disinformation, a senior official said Thursday, describing the technology as an area “that’s probably going to see growth over the...
photo: AP / Charlie Neibergall, File
Maui to hire expert to evaluate county’s response to deadly wildfire
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Nine months after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century struck Maui, Mayor Richard Bissen says the county will hire an outside expert to assess how its emergency management...
photo: AP / Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
Chad’s President Deby wins election against prime minister in heated race
Military leader Mahamat Idriss Deby has won a closely watched presidential election in the country of Chad, according to provisional results released by its National Election Management Agency. Deby secured more than 61 percent of the vote, according to the numbers released on Thursday, eliminating...
photo: AP / Ludovic Marin
Apple apologizes for its controversial iPad Pro ad
Apple has apologized and admitted it “missed the mark” with its latest iPad Pro advertisement. The ad, posted on social media Tuesday by Apple CEO Tim Cook, was met with backlash from internet users who felt that the ad celebrated technology’s destruction of human creativity and art. In a...
photo: AP / Matthias Schrader

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