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US envoy Witkoff visits Gaza aid distribution site as starvation crisis deepens
Middle East
August 2, 2025
US envoy Witkoff visits Gaza aid distribution site as starvation crisis deepens
Steve Witkoff, the United States’ special envoy to the Middle East, on Friday visited a controversial US-backed aid distribution site…
Netanyahu postpones decision over military action in Gaza to next week, source says
Middle East
August 2, 2025
Netanyahu postpones decision over military action in Gaza to next week, source says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed making a decision on the actions his country’s military will take in Gaza…
Small businesses helped build Musk’s empire. Their unpaid bills add up to millions
Technology
July 31, 2025
Small businesses helped build Musk’s empire. Their unpaid bills add up to millions
When Jennifer Meissner’s small pipe welding business landed a multimillion-dollar contract to help build a sprawling new Texas headquarters for…
Another reason to be skeptical of Trump’s Epstein concessions
World
July 31, 2025
Another reason to be skeptical of Trump’s Epstein concessions
The Trump administration’s efforts to allay concerns about its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files by pushing for more information…
This city could run dry ‘within weeks’ as it grapples with an acute water crisis
Middle East
July 31, 2025
This city could run dry ‘within weeks’ as it grapples with an acute water crisis
Iran’s capital Tehran could be weeks away from “day zero,” experts say — the day when taps run dry for…
US support for Israel’s actions in Gaza drops, as Democratic opposition grows and MAGA movement splits
Middle East
July 31, 2025
US support for Israel’s actions in Gaza drops, as Democratic opposition grows and MAGA movement splits
Americans’ support for Israel’s military actions in Gaza is dropping rapidly, prompting pro-Israel Democrats and some of President Donald Trump’s…
Canada joins France and UK in planning to recognize Palestinian state as gulf with US and key allies grows
Middle East
July 31, 2025
Canada joins France and UK in planning to recognize Palestinian state as gulf with US and key allies grows
Canada has joined France and Britain in announcing plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September as international pressure builds…
Arab states call on Hamas to disarm and relinquish power in unprecedented move
Middle East
July 31, 2025
Arab states call on Hamas to disarm and relinquish power in unprecedented move
Arab and Muslim states including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have for the first time issued a joint call for…
Trump’s frayed relationships with Putin and Netanyahu are impeding his foreign agenda
World
July 31, 2025
Trump’s frayed relationships with Putin and Netanyahu are impeding his foreign agenda
President Donald Trump hasn’t found his recent phone calls with war-entangled leaders encouraging. “Very disappointed,” Trump said of his last…
Russia’s summer offensive is turning into an escalating crisis for Ukraine
World
July 31, 2025
Russia’s summer offensive is turning into an escalating crisis for Ukraine
Near Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine — The silent, moonless black is broken only by the whirr above of a Russian drone.…