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US Secretary of State, Arab Leaders Discuss Gaza's Future Governance

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Gaza Fighting Enters Second Day After Collapse of Truce

December 2, 2023

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US Secretary of State, Arab Leaders Discuss Gaza's Future Governance

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US Closing Remote Arizona Border Crossing, Citing Overwhelming Migrant Arrivals

admin December 2, 2023

PHOENIX — So many migrants are crossing from Mexico into the United States around remote Lukeville, Arizona, that U.S....

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General USA

US Secretary of State, Arab Leaders Discuss Gaza's Future Governance

admin December 2, 2023

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday met with Israel’s Arab neighbors to discuss the future of Gaza, as Israel resumed bombardments on the Palestinian enclave after the collapse of the Israel-Hamas seven-day...

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Europe

Finland Closes Russian Border Over Migrant Influx; Estonia May Follow

admin December 2, 2023

London — Finland has closed its entire 1,340 kilometer-long border with Russia after accusing Moscow of “instrumentalizing” asylum-seekers by sending them across the frontier in a hybrid attack, in retaliation for Finland’s joining of...

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East Asia

Kim's Sister Rejects US Offer of Dialogue With North Korea

admin December 2, 2023

SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday dismissed U.S. calls for a return to diplomacy and lambasted its condemnations of the North’s recent spy satellite...

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Immigration

US Closing Remote Arizona Border Crossing, Citing Overwhelming Migrant Arrivals

admin December 2, 2023

PHOENIX — So many migrants are crossing from Mexico into the United States around remote Lukeville, Arizona, that U.S. officials say they will close the port of entry there so that the operations officials...

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General USA

Gaza Fighting Enters Second Day After Collapse of Truce

admin December 2, 2023

Renewed fighting in Gaza entered a second day after the collapse of a weeklong truce between Israel and Hamas. Saturday’s violence came a day after Israeli airstrikes on the Palestinian enclave killed 184 people,...

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Europe

Russia Orders RFE/RL Journalist Detained Until February  

admin December 2, 2023

A Russian court on Friday ordered American Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to remain in custody until February 5. The editor for the Tatar-Bashkir Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, or RFE/RL, has spent 45...

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Pentagon's New High-Tech Deal with Australia, Britain, Aims to Counter China

admin December 2, 2023

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly...

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Leaders at Odds Over Fossil Fuels on Day 2 of COP28

admin December 2, 2023

Day two of the U.N. COP28 Climate Conference in Dubai began Friday with sharp differences regarding the future use of fossil fuels prominently on display. One day after COP28 president, United Arab Emirates’ Sultan...

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UN Security Council Lifts Arms Embargo on Somalia Government

admin December 2, 2023

united nations — The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted Friday to remove the final restrictions on weapons deliveries to Somalia’s government and its security forces, more than 30 years after an arms embargo...

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Europe

Finland Closes Russian Border Over Migrant Influx, Estonia Could Follow

admin December 2, 2023

Finland closed its entire 1,340-kilometer-long border with Russia this week, accusing Moscow of sending asylum-seekers across the frontier in a hybrid attack in retaliation for its decision to join NATO. Russia denies the accusation....