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Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to move ahead with a cease-fire deal and says 'the time is now'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Israeli leaders in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas to impress on them that “the time is now" for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war More »
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The UN's nuclear watchdog chief will visit Iran next week as concerns rise about uranium enrichment
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehran’s nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight remains limited More »
United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
United Methodist delegates have repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate More »
Pro-Palestinian banners. Blazing Olympic rings. Workers' May Day rallies confront turbulent times
Workers and activists around the world are marking May Day with largely peaceful rallies against rising prices and calling for greater rights More »
Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab after days of protest More »
Drone footage shows devastation in Ukraine's strategic eastern city of Chasiv Yar as Russians near
Drone footage exclusively obtained by The Associated Press shows months of Russian artillery pounding have devastated a strategic city in eastern Ukraine More »
Dozens of arrests. Scuffles in Parliament. Chaos around Georgia's so-called 'Russian law' continues
Dozens of people have been arrested in the latest protests in Georgia over a bill accused of limiting media freedom More »
Nonstop Mideast coverage of Israel-Hamas war pauses for protests and police action at US schools
After weeks of nonstop coverage of destruction and death across the Gaza Strip, media across the wider Middle East has latched onto the demonstrations roiling American university campuses over the Israel-Hamas war More »
The Latest | In Israel, Blinken pushes Hamas to agree on Gaza cease-fire deal
U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel to press for a cease-fire deal with Hamas, saying “the time is now.” More »
Highway collapse in China's southern Guangdong province leaves at least 24 dead
State media report that a section of a highway in southern China's Guangdong province has collapsed, leaving at least 24 people dead More »
