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Israeli defense minister says evacuation of Palestinians from Gaza combat zones will start again
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Israel will start urging Palestinians to evacuate from Gaza combat zones soon. He warned that Israel is preparing to step up its new offensive.
A U.N. worker was killed and 5 others wounded in a strike in the Gaza Strip, U.N. says
An international United Nations staffer was killed and five others were wounded in a strike Wednesday on a U.N. guesthouse in the Gaza Strip, as Israel pressed on with a new offensive in the territory that shattered a fragile ceasefire with Hamas.
European Union lays out how Apple must open its tech up to competitors under bloc's digital rules
The European Union on Wednesday outlined the steps that Apple must take to open up its iPhone and iPad operating systems to work better with competing technologies.
British teenager who killed family and planned school massacre gets minimum 49 years in prison
A 19-year-old British man who shot and killed his mother and two younger siblings and who wanted to carry out a high-profile school shooting has been told he will not be eligible for parole for at least 49 years.
Trump to speak with Zelenskyy after Ukrainian details 'red line' in ceasefire proposal
President Trump planned to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday after the Eastern European leader called for more details about a temporary ceasefire proposed by the U.S. and Russia.
Europe and Canada are eyeing alternatives to American-made fighter jets. Here's why
Questions are mounting in Canada and in Europe over whether big-ticket purchases of high-end U.S. weaponry, such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, are still a wise strategic choice for Western countries worried about their investment in U.S. defense technology.
Taiwan's military plans July drills, citing possible Chinese invasion in 2027
In an echo of long-held U.S. warnings, Taiwan for the first time identified 2027 as the year a potential Chinese invasion of the democratic island could be unleashed.
Istanbul mayor, an Erdogan rival, arrested days before potential presidential nomination
Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and links to terrorism.
Pope pens letter to the editor while in hospital as Buckingham Palace announces King Charles' visit
Pope Francis said in a letter published Tuesday that his lengthy illness has helped make "more lucid" to him the absurdity of war, as his top deputy rejected any suggestion of resignation and Buckingham Palace announced plans for an upcoming audience with Britain's King Charles III.
Italian coast guard recovers bodies of 6 migrants who died in shipwreck in the Mediterranean
The Italian Coast Guard has recovered six bodies and is searching for up to 40 people missing after a rubber dinghy that departed from Tunisia sank in the central Mediterranean
Israeli strikes latest bloody chapter in war of extraordinary civilian casualties
International rules of combat to deter impact on noncombatants have been loosened or ignored – and other regimes may followIt is a casualty rate that would have unimaginable before the start of the Israel-Hamas war. More than 400 Palestinians have been reported killed after 10 hours of resumed Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday, including, according to one early report, at least six members of one family in an attack on a car east of Khan Younis.Though it is too soon to determine how many noncombatants died in attacks that Israel says were directed at Hamas military commanders and political officials (casualty totals from Gaza’s health ministry do not distinguish combatants from the uninvolved), the likelihood is that civilians will have been killed in large numbers. Continue reading...
A 'fish doorbell' has turned into an unlikely online hit
The central Dutch city of Utrecht has installed a “fish doorbell” that allows denizens of the internet to give a helping hand to denizens of the deep in their springtime swim to shallow spawning grounds
Mar 20, 2025
