Surfer and Olympic hopeful Israel Barona has died at age 34, the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee and El Salvador’s National Civil Police confirmed. Barona, who was working towards the 2024 Paris Olympics, died in El Salvador on Tuesday while he was visiting for a competition, the Committee announced. El Salvador National Civil …
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is The governor noted the trip will follow through on prior commitments and collaborations with China and will help expedite the state’s environmental goals. “Our decades-long work together proves what we can accomplish together—cleaning the air, accelerating the transition to electric vehicles, protecting people from extreme …
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WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Thursday, making the case for why the United States should support both Israel and Ukraine. The president advocated for increased funding for these two countries during his speech, a proposal that is currently facing some opposition in Washington. President …
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met with Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly in Beijing and expressed hope to work with his country to bring “more stability” to the Middle East, Chinese media reported, as the Israel-Hamas war cast a shadow over the region. “China is willing to enhance …
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Republican senators have expressed strong reservations over President Joe Biden’s choice for U.S. Ambassador to Israel, which has suffered a barrage of Hamas terrorist attacks since Oct. 7. During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the nomination of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Oct. 18, Republicans cited …
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Senators on both sides of the aisle are expressing optimism that they will pass a spending bill to provide increased security and humanitarian aid to Israel. The display of unity follows a classified briefing on Oct. 18 in which senators received new intelligence about the ongoing Israel-Hamas War. “I think …
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Thousands attended a “March for Israel” rally on Monday that promoted a message of peace and prayer. The event began with a solidarity march at City Hall for the victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and ended with a rally that featured songs, messages, and prayers of unity …
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RAMALLAH, West Bank − Farhat is doing his best to accept that his family may be severely injured or even killed in the coming days. A week ago the electrician was detained by Israeli police as he was getting ready for work in Ashkelon, a city in southern Israel close …
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Palestinians fled in a mass exodus Friday from northern Gaza after Israel’s military told some 1 million people to evacuate to the southern part of the besieged territory ahead of an expected ground invasion in retaliation for the surprise attack by the ruling Hamas militant group nearly a week ago. The U.N. warned that …
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DUBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Israel calls last week’s devastating attack by Hamas its 9/11 moment. The secretive mastermind behind the assault, Palestinian militant Mohammed Deif, calls it Al Aqsa Flood. The phrase Israel’s most wanted man used in an audio tape broadcast as Hamas fired thousands of rockets out …
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