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Macron attempts damage control after comments criticizing Israel
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron went into diplomatic overdrive on Sunday to snuff out a growing row with Israel over comments he made about civilian casualties in Gaza. Israeli top officials...
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US-EU unity ruptures over climate damage payments
A Brussels promise has exposed the yawning gap between the United States and European Union over payments to climate-ravaged countries — just ahead of a major climate summit. The vow came Monday from...
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Sorry, Biden: Ireland’s Sinn Féin embraces Palestinians and shuns Israel
DUBLIN — Sinn Féin, the nationalist party on course to top the polls in Ireland’s next election, is embracing Palestinians and condemning Israel as it builds populist appeal in a land where Jews are a...
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Germany suggests UN take control in Gaza after Israel-Hamas war ends
Germany has floated that the United Nations could take control in Gaza once the Israel-Hamas war is over, according to a document seen by POLITICO. However, both the Palestinians and some EU...
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Prominent settler leader pushes Netanyahu to rebuild Israeli homes in Gaza
TEL AVIV — While the world tries to work out what Israel’s goals are in Gaza, a prominent settler from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party is seizing on a moment of national crisis to tell him...
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Netanyahu scrambles to quell revolt by far right over Gaza fuel
TEL AVIV — Benjamin Netanyahu scrambled to quell a revolt by religious nationalists and settler leaders within his increasingly unruly governing coalition demanding he reverse a decision to let two...
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Who’s who at COP28
This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. The annual U.N. climate summit that starts November 30 has become one of the biggest diplomatic setpieces in the global...
View ArticleHow a secret cell got Hamas to release 50 hostages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu grabbed the arm of the White House’s top Middle East official as they exited a contentious meeting in Israel on Nov. 14. Talks to secure the release of 240...
View ArticleEU leaders welcome Israel-Hamas temporary truce, hostage deal
European leaders on Wednesday applauded a temporary cease-fire deal struck overnight between Israel and Hamas, which includes a prisoner exchange for the release of 50 hostages held by the Palestinian...
View ArticleMacron’s rift with diplomats deepens after missteps on Israel-Hamas war
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron notoriously hates diplomats. Now, he needs them more than ever. Macron is hoping to re-energize his Middle East policy after several rash initiatives failed to...
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King Charles, David Cameron and Rishi Sunak show UK’s COP28 identity crisis
LONDON — COP28, meet the U.K.’s three amigos. One is a king who has spent most of his adult life campaigning for bold action on global warming — but is now bound by ancient convention to stick to his...
View ArticleIsrael-Hamas cease-fire begins, amid plans for release of hostages
The first captives held by the Palestinian militant group Hamas are set to be released on Friday afternoon as part of a prisoner exchange, as a four-day cease-fire deal with Israel came into effect at...
View ArticleIsrael snubs EU-Med summit amid war with Hamas
Israel accused organizers of an EU-Med summit of putting its war with Hamas at the heart of talks without consulting them. Foreign ministers from the Union for the Mediterranean — which brings...
View ArticleIsrael and Hamas prepare to exchange more prisoners, hostages on second day...
Israel and Hamas were set to exchange more prisoners and hostages on Saturday, the second day of a four-day truce in fighting in the Gaza Strip. The exchange between the Israel Defense Forces and the...
View ArticleIsrael accuses Spain, Belgium leaders of backing ‘terrorism’ after Gaza remarks
Israel lashed out at the leaders of Spain and Belgium for their comments about the situation in the Gaza Strip, labelling the remarks “false statements” made “in support of terrorism.” Israeli Prime...
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Cyprus outlines plans for seaborne aid to Gaza
NICOSIA — A sea corridor from Cyprus to supply humanitarian aid to Gaza is creating some formidable logistical challenges and could require innovative fixes ranging from landing craft to a large...
View ArticleIsrael and Hamas complete second hostage-prisoner exchange
Hamas and Israel completed the second stage of a planned hostage-prisoner swap early Sunday after a delay caused by a dispute over the terms of a truce agreement, according to the Israeli military and...
View ArticleFragile Gaza truce appears to hold as Hamas releases more hostages
The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appeared to hold on Sunday as the militant group freed 17 more hostages in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners released from Israel jails, in a third...
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Parable pitfall: Irish leader’s biblical allusion draws wrath of Israel
DUBLIN — When Emily Hand, an Irish-Israeli girl kidnapped by Hamas, was released from captivity Saturday night, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar attempted a poetic touch as he celebrated her freedom....
View ArticleUAE plotted to use COP28 to push for oil and gas deals, leaked notes show
The world’s top climate summit has become embroiled in a hypocrisy scandal, days before the start of key talks. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) schemed to use its position as host country of the...
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