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Israel faces growing condemnation over military expansion in Gaza

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY
Aug 09, 2025 3:11 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — International condemnation grew Saturday over Israel's decision for a military takeover of Gaza City, while tens of thousands of Israelis rall...
Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations

By SAMYA KULLAB and ELISE MORTON
Aug 09, 2025 3:08 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday rejected the idea that his country would give up land to end the war with Russia after U.S. President ...
Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
Aug 09, 2025 2:17 pm - NEW YORK — An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by fed...
Trump administration weighs military actions against drug cartels

By Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp, Mary Beth Sheridan Warren P. Strobel
Aug 08, 2025 8:55 pm - The Trump administration is evaluating plans for using military force against Mexican drug cartels, current and former U.S. officials said, a potentially dramatic escalation for the United States in Latin America.
Former FBI and CIA Director William H. Webster dies at 101

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
Aug 08, 2025 7:41 pm - William H. Webster, the former FBI and CIA director whose troubleshooting skills and integrity helped restore public confidence in those federal agencies, has died, his family announced Friday. He was 101.
New lawsuit on Epstein case seeks records of Trump administration communications

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Aug 08, 2025 7:35 pm - A legal organization challenging President Donald Trump's administration on multiple fronts filed a new lawsuit on Friday seeking the release of records detailing the handling of the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
California’s Newsom, Pelosi back Texas Democrats as GOP warns of more escalations over walkout

By JIM VERTUNO, SOPHIE AUSTIN and MICHAEL R. BLOOD
Aug 08, 2025 7:20 pm - California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared shoulder-to-shoulder Friday with Texas Democratic lawmakers in a show of support for their nearly weeklong walkout, which has blocked a vote on congressional redistricting maps sought by President Donald Trump in a widening national battle over U.S. House control.
Plans to take Gaza City are met with defiance from war-weary Palestinians and anger by many Israelis

By SAM MEDNICK and WAFAA SHURAFA
Aug 08, 2025 3:52 pm - Israel's decision to take over Gaza City was met with resignation and defiance by Palestinians who have survived two years of war and repeated raids. Many Israelis responded with fear and anger, worried it could be a death sentence for hostages held in Gaza.
Trump meets with leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for a White House peace summit

By SEUNG MIN KIM
Aug 08, 2025 3:45 pm - President Donald Trump convened a peace summit at the White House on Friday with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan that is meant to help end decades of conflict and reopen key transportation routes while allowing the U.S. to seize on Russia's declining influence in the region.
US has ‘no plans’ to recognize Palestinian state, Vance says before talks with UK foreign secretary

By DANICA KIRKA and MEG KINNARD
Aug 08, 2025 3:37 pm - U.S. Vice President JD Vance met with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Friday at a stately home south of London, with the two leaders saying the agenda includes global economics and the Israel-Hamas war and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Taking questions from reporters before their talks, Vance addressed the U.K. decision to recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, saying he wasn’t sure what such recognition would even mean, “given the lack of a functional government there.”

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