• Israel Announces Plan to Retake Gaza City in Another Escalation of the war
  
  Israel said early Friday that it plans to take over Gaza City, in another escalation of its 22month war with Hamas. The decision, made after a latenight meeting of top officials, drew Palestinian rejection, fueled mounting international calls to end the war and provoked...
• Husband Suspected Wife of Poisoning Him before She Killed 3 Relatives with Toxic Mushrooms
  
  The husband of a woman convicted of killing three people with a meal laced with deadly mushrooms suspected his wife had been poisoning him more than a year before the fatal meal, an Australian court has heard.A judge on Friday lifted a gag order on pretrial evidence that...
• What to Know about Israel's Plan to Retake Gaza City
  
  Israel announced early Friday that it plans to take over Gaza City, the largest urban area in the territory and one that has already suffered extensive devastation in repeated Israeli raids.Another major ground operation in one of the few areas of Gaza not already under...
• Trump to Host Armenia, Azerbaijan for 'Historic' Peace Summit
  
  President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday for what he called a "Historic Peace Summit" aimed at ending a decadeslong conflict between two former Soviet republics.
• Trump Will Meet Friday with Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to Sign US-brokered Peace Deal
  
  The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan are expected to sign a peace deal Friday at the White House that could potentially put an end to decades of conflict, President Donald Trump said.Trump said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev...
• Trump Ups Reward to $50M for Arrest of Venezuela's Maduro on Drug Charges
  
  The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world's largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine."Under President...
• Admin Asks High Court to Lift Calif. Immigration Action Restrictions
  
  The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to lift a court order blocking immigration stops a judge found to be indiscriminate in Southern California.
• Iran Threatens to Execute Dozens of Journalists
  
  The London-based news network Iran International has made an urgent appeal to the United Nations for help.
• Modi Says 'India Is Ready' in Response to US Tariffs
  
  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded to President Donald Trump's tariff hike on Thursday, saying that "India is ready" to defend its national interests.
• Witkoff to Brief Allies After Putin Meeting Amid Summit Talk
  
  White House envoy Steve Witkoff will brief Ukrainian and NATO officials Thursday on his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as President Donald Trump signals openness to a potential summit with Putin and even a three-way meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Axios reported.
• Shaffer and Holt to Newsmax: Talks Should Be Beginning of End to War
  
  Retired Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer told Newsmax on Thursday that next week's scheduled meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin should be "the beginning of the end of the war."
• Liberian Women Are Leading the Charge Against Country's Drug Crisis
  
  Women's groups on Thursday led a protest of thousands of people against a rampant drug problem in Liberia, urging the government to declare a national emergency over the crisis and enforce stricter punishment for drug abuse.Marching through the capital, Monrovia, with...
• France’s Top Court Strikes Down Pesticide Clause in Farming Law
  
  France's highest court on Thursday blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that would have brought back a banned pesticide.The court said that the measure failed to protect the environment and future generations. The rest of the law known as the "Duplomb law,"...
• Cambodia PM Nominates Trump for Nobel Prize
  
  Cambodia's prime minister said Thursday he has nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, lauding his "extraordinary statesmanship" in halting a border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand.
• Netanyahu: 'We Intend' to Take Military Control of Gaza
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel intends to take military control of all of Gaza in an effort to root out the remaining Hamas terrorists and "liberate" Gazans from the terrorist group.
• WH: Putin Must Meet With Zelenskyy to Meet With Trump
  
  The White House on Thursday stipulated that Russian President Vladimir Putin must meet directly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in order to meet with President Donald Trump. Kremlin official Yuri Ushakov said...
• DOJ Mulls Death Penalty for Embassy Shooting Suspect
  
  U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced Thursday that the Justice Department is considering the death penalty for Elias Rodriguez, the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington in May.
• Rubio Credits Trump for Thailand, Cambodia Ceasefire
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday welcomed steps by Thailand and Cambodia to allow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) observers to inspect disputed border areas after a violent five-day conflict.
• Rep. Self to Newsmax: Trump Needs to Play Hardball With Putin
  
  As speculation heats up about a potential summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladmir Putin, Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, told Newsmax Thursday the president has his work cut out for him.
• Netanyahu Facing Opposition to Reported Plan for Reoccupation of Gaza
  
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has scheduled a meeting with security officials to discuss a possible expansion of Israel's military operation in Gaza after the breakdown of ceasefire talks last month.The meeting could result in an order for the full reoccupation of...
• Haiti Prepares for New Leadership as Gunfire Erupts and Gangs Threaten to Overthrow Government
  
  A wealthy businessman was slated to become president of Haiti's transitional presidential council on Thursday, marking the first time that the private sector is in control of the country's two executive branches.The change in command further threatened to destabilize the...
• Helicopter Crashes Just outside Kenya's Capital
  
  A helicopter with an unknown number of people on Thursday crashed into a residential area just outside Nairobi, the Kenya Red Cross said.Rescue teams were heading to the scene in Kiambu, a county that shares a border with Kenya's capital, the nongovernmental organization...
• Huckabee: Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Increasing Aid Sites to 16
  
  U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has confirmed there will soon be a significant increase in the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid distribution footprint in the Gaza Strip.
• IDF Strikes Hezbollah Sites in Southern Lebanon
  
  The Israel Defense Forces struck Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon on Wednesday night, hitting weapons storage facilities, a missile launcher and engineering equipment used to rebuild terrorist infrastructure, the military said. The IDF accused Hezbollah of continuing...
• Israel Will Directly Fund Gaza Aid With Billions of Shekels
  
  As part of Israel's efforts to improve the provision of aid to the Gaza Strip, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich confirmed on Wednesday that his ministry will dedicate billions of additional shekels for aid.

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