3 hours ago Blinken heads to last G7 meeting of Biden presidency; Ukraine, Mideast top agenda

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leaving on a diplomatic trip to Europe that includes a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading industrialized nations that will focus on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East

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8 hours ago Live Briefing: Rescue workers search rubble of crater after massive strike in central Beirut

Live Briefing: Rescue workers search rubble of crater after massive strike in central Beirut  The Washington Post

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8 hours ago Israeli strikes in central Beirut kill at least 15 as diplomats push for cease

The strikes were the fourth on Beirut in less than a week. The escalation comes after a U.S. envoy traveled to the region this week in an attempt to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.

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9 hours ago Texas man convicted after saying he mutilated victims, ate human heart as part of 'ritualistic sacrifices'

A Texas man was convicted of killing three people, dismembering them and burning their bodies after admitting to investigators that the killings were part of "sacrifices."

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12 hours ago Teen hit, killed while riding skateboard outside BMO Stadium in Los Angeles

Teen hit, killed while riding skateboard outside BMO Stadium in Los Angeles  FOX 11 Los Angeles

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12 hours ago Storm lashes Northern California after leaving thousands without power in Seattle

The storm arrived in the Pacific Northwest earlier this week, killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, mostly in the Seattle area, before moving through Northern California.

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13 hours ago 55 Days Into Hunger Strike, Activist’s Mother Says She ‘Won’t Back Down’

Laila Soueif, the British-born mother of the Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd El Fattah, is demanding the U.K. do more to secure his release.

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15 hours ago How Can the I.C.C. Prosecute Leaders of Israel, Which Is Not a Member?

The jurisdiction of the court in The Hague can extend beyond member states.

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20 hours ago The ICC's arrest warrant for Israel's Netanyahu highlights international divisions

The International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister, its former defense minister and a senior military leader of Hamas has exposed deep global divisions.

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