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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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President Joe Biden speaks to reporters Sunday in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The Biden administration has told Israel that it must operate with far greater precision in southern Gaza if it renews a ground campaign aimed at eradicating the Hamas militant group.

The U.S. tells Israel any ground campaign in southern Gaza must limit further civilian displacement

The Biden administration has told Israel that it must work to avoid "significant further displacement" of Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza if it renews its ground campaign aimed at eradicating the Hamas militant group, senior U.S. officials said.
This undated photo released by Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters shows Maya Regev, 21 years old. Maya was one of the 13 Israeli and four hostages Hamas released late Saturday in the second round of swaps under a cease-fire deal, the Israeli military said, after the militant group initially delayed the exchange for several hours and claimed that Israel had violated the terms of a truce deal.

Freed Israeli hostage describes deteriorating conditions while being held by Hamas

An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas said in an interview that she was initially fed well in captivity until conditions worsened and people became hungry. She was kept in a "suffocating" room and slept on plastic chairs with a sheet for nearly 50 days.
The casket of former first lady Rosalynn Carter is covered with a flower arrangement Monday during a repose service at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta.

Jimmy Carter set to lead presidents, first ladies in mourning and celebrating Rosalynn Carter

Rosalynn Carter will be memorialized Tuesday with classical music and beloved hymns, some of her favorite Biblical passages, and a rare gathering of all living U.S. first ladies and multiple presidents, including her 99-year-old husband Jimmy Carter.
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks to Texas state troopers and guardsmen at the South Texas International Airport in Edinburg, Texas.

In new challenge to indictment, Trump's lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results

Donald Trump had a "good faith" basis to question the results of the 2020 election, his lawyers said in demanding that prosecutors turn over any evidence related to voting irregularities and potential foreign interference in the contest won by Democrat Joe Biden.
Hunter Biden leaves after a July court appearance in Wilmington, Delaware. Hunter Biden has asked a judge to approve subpoenas for documents from Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials related to whether political pressure wrongly influenced the criminal case against him. Defense attorneys for President Joe Biden’s son say Trump pressured the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute him to bolster the Republican’s own political fortunes.
Hunter Biden tells Congress he'll testify publicly, setting up a potential high-stakes face-off
Hunter Biden offered Tuesday to testify publicly before Congress, striking a defiant note in response to a subpoena from Republicans and setting up a potential high-stakes faceoff even as a special counsel probe unfolds and his father, President Joe Biden, campaigns for reelection.
GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley speaks Monday during a campaign event in Bluffton, South Carolina. Haley is among a cluster of Republican candidates competing for second place in a GOP Republican primary thus far largely dominated by former President Donald Trump.
Koch network endorses Nikki Haley in Republican presidential primary
Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley's presidential campaign on Tuesday, promising to commit its nationwide army of activists -- and virtually unlimited funds -- to helping Haley defeat former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary contest.
Flags of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, flutter in the wind as pictured in 2021 from the border area between two Koreas in Paju, South Korea. South Korea says it has postponed the planned launch of its first military spy satellite set for this Thursday, Nov. 30. South Korea’s first domestically built spy satellite had been scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base.
South Korea delays its own spy satellite liftoff, days after North's satellite launch
South Korea has postponed the planned launch of its first military spy satellite set for this Thursday, officials said, days after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time.
A woman gathers possessions to take before a homeless encampment was cleaned up in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Cities across the U.S. are struggling with and cracking down on tent encampments as the number of homeless people grows, largely due to a lack of affordable housing. Homeless people and their advocates say sweeps are cruel and costly, and there aren’t enough homes or beds for everyone. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that's not the answer
Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn't the first time and wouldn't be the last.
France will ban smoking on all beaches, public parks, forests and some other public areas as part of a national anti-tobacco plan detailed by the health minister on Tuesday.
France to ban smoking on beaches as it seeks to avoid 75,000 tobacco-related deaths per year
France will ban smoking on all beaches, in public parks, forests and some other public areas as part of a national anti-tobacco plan presented by the health minister on Tuesday.
Women stand by a marble statue of a naked youth thought to represent Greek god Dionysus, center, from the east pediment of the Parthenon, on display in 2015 during a media photo opportunity to promote a forthcoming exhibition on the human body in ancient Greek art at the British Museum in London. Greek officials said Tuesday that they will continue talks with the British Museum on bringing the Parthenon Marbles back to Athens, despite U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak canceling a meeting with his Greek counterpart where the contested antiquities were due to be discussed.
Greek officials angry and puzzled after UK's Sunak scraps leaders' meeting over Parthenon Marbles
Greek officials said Tuesday that they will continue talks with the British Museum about bringing the Parthenon Marbles back to Athens, despite U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak abruptly canceling a meeting with his Greek counterpart where the contested antiquities were due to be discussed.
Officials in India say rescuers are about 7 feet away from the 41 construction workers who have been trapped for over two weeks, raising hopes they may be freed soon. The tunnel the workers were building is part of the Chardham all-weather road, a flagship federal project connecting various Hindu pilgrimage sites.
Indian rescuers pull out all 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel for 17 days, minister says
India's transportation minister said Tuesday that all 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in the country's north for more than two weeks have been pulled out after rescuers reached them earlier in the day.
French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shake hands after a joint news conference in June at Elysee palace in Paris. The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) will cast their votes in Paris Tuesday to determine the host city for the 2030 World Expo, with Rome, Busan, and Riyadh as the leading contenders. Each city has ramped up their campaigns, pulling out all the stops in a fervent display to secure this prestigious event.
High stakes and glitz mark the vote in Paris for the 2030 World Expo host
In a high-profile showdown, Rome, Busan and Riyadh are the top contenders to become the host city of the 2030 World Expo, with the organizing body choosing the winner on Tuesday.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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