8 h. ago Israel appears concerned over membership of Trump’s committee to rebuild Gaza

The board includes former prime minister Sir Tony Blair.

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11 h. ago Ali Sha’ath: the new Gaza chief who must rebuild the shattered enclave

Civil engineer and former deputy minister in the Palestinian Authority faces daunting reconstruction task

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14 h. ago Tony Blair ‘honoured’ to be part of Donald Trump’s efforts to rebuild Gaza

The former prime minister was listed alongside high-profile Trump administration officials.

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6 d. ago You can’t give Nobel Peace Prize to someone else, committee tells winner Machado before Trump meeting

Warning comes after U.S. president says he would be ‘honored’ to accept prize if offered by Venezuelan opposition leader during meeting in Washington

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8 d. ago ‘You’re almost inducing a shooting’: Former officers break down what went wrong in Minneapolis

Experts call use of deadly force into question as Trump administration insists victim committed an act of terrorism

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2 w. ago Judge refuses to order release of man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of Capitol riot

A federal magistrate judge has refused to order the pretrial release of a man charged with planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021

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2 w. ago Israeli hostage released from 2 years of captivity in Gaza struggles to rebuild his life

Israeli Segev Kalfon spent two years in captivity in a Hamas tunnel in Gaza after being taken hostage at a music festival on Oct. 7, 2023

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2 w. ago Jack Smith told House committee he had ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’ in cases against Trump

Ex-special counsel testified in front of judiciary committee about aborted federal prosecution of Donald TrumpJack Smith, the former justice department special counsel who led the aborted federal prosecution of Donald Trump, told a congressional committee that he never spoke to Joe Biden about his cases, according to the transcript of a deposition released on Wednesday.In his behind-closed-doors testimony to the House judiciary committee earlier this month, Smith defended the charges he brought against Trump for allegedly possessing classified documents and attempting to overturn the 2020 election, while warning of the consequences of allowing election meddling to go unpunished. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jack Smith’s testimony on Trump investigation released by House Judiciary Committee

Smith’s prosecutions of Trump were ended by president’s election victory in 2024

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2 w. ago US strikes on Nigeria and Syria are ‘consistent’ with policy to combat IS, Republican says

House armed services committee’s Mike Turner denied that military strikes showed new Trump approach to US forcesUS warns of more Nigeria strikes as Abuja talks of ‘joint ongoing operations’A senior Republican on the US House armed services committee has said that the country’s recent military strikes in Nigeria and Syria are consistent with American foreign policy to combat Islamic extremism that have existed across Donald Trump’s two presidential terms.Mike Turner, an Ohio congressman, said on Sunday that the strikes are a “continuation of our conflict with [the Islamic State]”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago PHOTO ESSAY: The Palestinian families trying to rebuild their lives in the ruins of Gaza

The Halawa family’s building still rises two stories above the rubble in Gaza City, a small miracle after two years of Israeli airstrikes wrought heavy damage on homes across the Palestinian territory.

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