UN Says Israel-Gaza War Is Deadliest Ever for Its Personnel
The U.N. secretary general, António Guterres, said Monday that 89 employees of UNRWA, its agency aiding Palestinian refugees, had been killed since the war began. Source link
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‘Britain’s Loneliest Sheep’ Is Rescued From Scottish Cliff
Fiona, a now-famous and once-lonely British sheep, is at the center of a social media frenzy as well as a local dispute. Farmers rescued her on Saturday by hoisting her up a hill after she spent at least two years by herself at the bottom of a Scottish cliff, snacking on grass and hiding from…
Israel Says It Has Isolated Gaza City After ‘Large’ Attack: Israel-Hamas War Live Updates
The World Health Organization said on Sunday that it had documented more than 100 attacks on the health care system in Gaza, as the Israeli military said Hamas fighters were using two additional hospitals in the enclave to conceal their operations. Fourteen hospitals in the enclave — including 10 in the densely populated area of…
Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury Secretary, Will Meet With Chinese Counterpart
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen will hold two days of high-level meetings with her Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier He Lifeng, this week, as the United States and China look to build upon an effort that started earlier this year to improve communication between the world’s two largest economies. The meetings will take place on Thursday…
Afghanistan Wins Big in Cricket’s World Cup
The national flag they play under no longer exists officially. The anthem they stand for at the beginning of every game belongs to a republic that was toppled two years ago. Yet Afghanistan’s athletes have become the unlikely — and widely celebrated — heroes of the Cricket World Cup that is underway in India. In…
C.I.A. Director Visits Israel and the Middle East Amid Israel-Hamas War
William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, arrived in Israel on Sunday for discussions with leaders and intelligence officials, the first stop in a multicountry trip in the region, according to U.S. officials. The visit comes as the United States is trying to prod Israel to pursue a more targeted approach to attacking Hamas, allow pauses…
Earthquake in Nepal Renews Fears on Preparations for a Bigger One
Officials in Nepal were still assessing the extent of the damage on Sunday from the earthquake that struck the country’s west two nights earlier, leaving at least 150 people dead and thousands either homeless or afraid to sleep indoors. But scientists were already renewing clear warnings that this Himalayan nation, which sits on the fault…
Israel-Hamas War News: Blinken Travels to Israeli-Occupied West Bank
Journalists were taken into northern Gaza for four hours on Saturday to see the extent of the Israeli military’s advance.Credit…Ronen Bergman/The New York Times The wall of a school had shattered into rubble. The minaret of a mosque was tilting to one side. The roof of a beachfront villa had vanished, leaving a maroon sofa…
As Gaza War Enters New Phase, Israel Faces Pressure Over Civilian Deaths
In the past six months, Israeli forces were transferred to reinforce those in the West Bank. But after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, they were replaced by smaller, less-experienced reserve units, since Israel needed its frontline forces in Gaza. Military analysts said the Israeli army had enough troops to wage the ground offensive while carrying…
Hamburg Airport Closed as Driver on Tarmac Remains in Standoff With Police
The Hamburg Airport in Germany canceled all flights on Saturday night as the authorities responded to an armed man who drove his vehicle onto the tarmac and parked near a plane. The man fired at least one shot into the air, Sandra Levgrün, a spokeswoman for the Hamburg Police Department, said in an interview posted…